Node-serialport: serialport does not install with npm

[henkbredell]

SerialPort version: latest version as per npm
NodeJS Version: 6.9.4
Operating System and Hardware Platform: Linux raspberrypi 4.4.38-v7+ #938 SMP Thu Dec 15 15:22:21 GMT 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux

Are you using an alternative NodeJS runtime? (eg Electron): no

Summary of Problem

npm is unable to install serialport

Steps and Code to Reproduce the Issue

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo npm install serialport -g
/usr/bin/serialport-list -> /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/bin/serialport-list.js
/usr/bin/serialport-term -> /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/bin/serialport-terminal.js

[email protected] install /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(404): https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport/releases/download/4.0.7/serialport-v4.0.7-node-v48-linux-arm.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for [email protected] and [email protected] (node-v48 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/root/.node-gyp/6.9.4"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/.node-gyp"
make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build'
make: * No rule to make target '../.node-gyp/6.9.4/include/node/common.gypi', needed by 'Makefile'. Stop.
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:276:23)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.38-v7+
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node" "--module_name=serialport" "--module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release"
gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport
gyp ERR! node -v v6.9.4
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/bin/nodejs /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node --module_name=serialport --module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.38-v7+
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v6.9.4
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.32
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute '/usr/bin/nodejs /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node --module_name=serialport --module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release' (1)
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.38-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "serialport" "-g"
npm ERR! node v6.9.4
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! [email protected] install: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the serialport package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs serialport
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls serialport
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/npm-debug.log

thanks in advance

[reconbot]

Please read the install instructions for root/sudo. And also the
instructions for RPI

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017, 7:46 AM Henk Bredell [e-mail] wrote:

SerialPort version: latest version as per npm
NodeJS Version: 6.9.4
Operating System and Hardware Platform: Linux raspberrypi 4.4.38-v7+ #938
https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport/issues/938
SMP Thu Dec 15 15:22:21 GMT 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux

Are you using an alternative NodeJS runtime? (eg Electron): no
Summary of Problem

npm is unable to install serialport
Steps and Code to Reproduce the Issue

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo npm install serialport -g
/usr/bin/serialport-list ->
/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/bin/serialport-list.js
/usr/bin/serialport-term ->
/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/bin/serialport-terminal.js

[email protected] install /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(404):
https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport/releases/download/4.0.7/serialport-v4.0.7-node-v48-linux-arm.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for [email protected] and
[email protected] (node-v48 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir
"/root/.node-gyp/6.9.4"
gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir
"/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/.node-gyp"
make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build'
make: * No rule to make target
'../.node-gyp/6.9.4/include/node/common.gypi', needed by 'Makefile'. Stop.
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit
(/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:276:23)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit
(internal/child_process.js:215:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.38-v7+
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs"
"/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "build"
"--fallback-to-build"
"--module=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node"
"--module_name=serialport"
"--module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release"
gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport
gyp ERR! node -v v6.9.4
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/bin/nodejs
/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build
--fallback-to-build
--module=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node
--module_name=serialport
--module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.
(/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit
(internal/child_process.js:226:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.38-v7+
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs"
"/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install"
"--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/serialport
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v6.9.4
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.32
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute '/usr/bin/nodejs
/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build
--fallback-to-build
--module=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node
--module_name=serialport
--module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/Release' (1)
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.38-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "serialport" "-g"
npm ERR! node v6.9.4
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! [email protected] install: node-pre-gyp install
--fallback-to-build
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node-pre-gyp
install --fallback-to-build'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm
installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the serialport
package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project
with:
npm ERR! npm bugs serialport
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls serialport
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/npm-debug.log

thanks in advance

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[henkbredell]

Which install instructions are you referring to?

I managed to find a work-around for the problem by runing the installation of sqlite3 with the --unsafe-perm setting. Is this a bad idea?
sudo npm install --unsafe-perm -g sqlite3
I guess it provides the necessary permissions to node-pre-gyp to do what it has to in order for the installation to be completed.

[reconbot]

That's what our docs say to do too. =)

https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport/blob/master/README.md#sudo--root

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017, 10:16 AM Henk Bredell [e-mail]
wrote:

Which install instructions are you referring to?

I managed to find a work-around for the problem by runing the installation
of sqlite3 with the --unsafe-perm setting. Is this a bad idea?
sudo npm install --unsafe-perm -g sqlite3
I guess it provides the necessary permissions to node-pre-gyp to do what
it has to in order for the installation to be completed.

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[henkbredell]

oops - so sorry, silly me.
thanks a lot

[FrankenApps]

I have the same error. But I did sudo npm install serialport --unsafe-perm --build-from-source.
Software and Hardware Platform: Linux 3.12.32+ on Raspberry Pi. Everything else is same as above.
My npm log is attached. I think it has nothing to do with the graceful-fs thing...

npm-debug.txt