Settings-view: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null

Created on 14 Apr 2016  ·  71Comments  ·  Source: atom/settings-view

[Enter steps to reproduce below:]

  1. ...
  2. ...

Atom Version: 1.7.0
System: Microsoft Windows 10 Education
Thrown From: settings-view package, v0.235.1

Stack Trace

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null

At C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709:80
    at C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:376:51
    at C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Chertpong\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.0\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:237:18)
    at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

Commands

     -5:42.5.0 settings-view:open (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -5:36.6.0 core:close (atom-text-editor.editor.mini.is-focused)
     -5:34.5.0 settings-view:open (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
  2x -5:31 core:backspace (atom-text-editor.editor.mini.is-focused)
     -4:55 application:open-your-keymap (atom-workspace.workspace.scrollbars-visible-always.theme-one-dark-syntax.theme-one-dark-ui)
     -4:07.7.0 settings-view:check-for-package-updates (atom-workspace.workspace.scrollbars-visible-always.theme-one-dark-syntax.theme-one-dark-ui)

Config

{
  "core": {}
}

Installed Packages

# User
atom-ternjs, v0.13.2
highlight-selected, v0.11.2
linter, v1.11.4
linter-eslint, vundefined
minimap, v4.21.0
minimap-highlight-selected, v4.4.0
open-recent, v5.0.0

# Dev
No dev packages
bug uncaught-exception
Source
picture chertpong
👍52

Most helpful comment

+1
apm update could solve this

picture albertshaw on 18 Apr 2016
👍16 ❤3 👎1

All 71 comments

The same happens in version 1.7.1, trying to update atom-typescript.

baltie picture baltie on 15 Apr 2016

The same happens in version 1.7.1

guchenghao picture guchenghao on 15 Apr 2016

The same happens in version 1.7.1 (Mac) while updating linter.

membersheep picture membersheep on 15 Apr 2016
👍1

The same on 1.7.1, Windows 10

fractalawareness picture fractalawareness on 15 Apr 2016

Same, 1.7.1 Windows 10 attempting to update "script".

[Enter steps to reproduce below:]

  1. ...
  2. ...

Atom Version: 1.7.1
System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Thrown From: settings-view package, v0.235.1

Stack Trace

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null

At C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709:80
    at C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:376:51
    at C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\cjbro\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:237:18)
    at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

Commands

     -4:53.3.0 command-palette:toggle (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -4:50.1.0 core:confirm (atom-text-editor.editor.mini.is-focused)
     -4:50.1.0 settings-view:uninstall-packages (atom-text-editor.editor)
 12x -4:46.1.0 core:backspace (atom-text-editor.editor.mini.is-focused)
     -3:44.3.0 settings-view:check-for-package-updates (atom-workspace.workspace.scrollbars-visible-always.seti-ui-no-icons.panel-shadows.panel-contrast.use-animations.compact-tree-view.theme-atom-material-syntax.theme-atom-material-ui.has-custom-icons)

Config

{
  "core": {
    "autoHideMenuBar": true,
    "disabledPackages": [
      "linter-htmlhint",
      "atom-beautify"
    ],
    "packagesWithKeymapsDisabled": [
      "emmet",
      "atom-live-server"
    ],
    "themes": [
      "atom-material-ui",
      "atom-material-syntax"
    ]
  }
}

Installed Packages

# User
atom-material-syntax, v0.4.6
atom-material-ui, v1.2.10
autoclose-html, v0.23.0
autocomplete-php, v0.3.7
autocomplete-python, v1.7.2
color-picker, v2.1.1
docblockr, v0.7.3
emmet, v2.4.3
file-icons, v1.7.2
highlight-selected, v0.11.2
linter, v1.11.4
linter-flake8, v1.13.0
linter-php, v1.2.0
minimap, v4.22.1
php-cs-fixer, v2.5.6
php-debug, v0.2.2
python-autopep8, v0.1.3
python-tools, v0.6.7

# Dev
No dev packages
cjbrogers picture cjbrogers on 16 Apr 2016

+1, also seeing this on iMac w/ intel i7 2.8 GHz processor, 16 GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.11.4, and Atom Editor v1.7.1, and settings-view package v.0.235.1.

best,

— faddah
portland, oregon, u.s.a.

faddah picture faddah on 18 Apr 2016

+1
apm update could solve this

albertshaw picture albertshaw on 18 Apr 2016
👍16 ❤3 👎1

apm update could solve this

sudo apm update solved my problem, thank you!

membersheep picture membersheep on 18 Apr 2016
👍2 ❤1 👎1

Same here with Windows 8.1 and Atom 1.7.1.
apm update solved the problem.

aletome picture aletome on 18 Apr 2016

apm update doesn't work to me :cry:

tonivj5 picture tonivj5 on 20 Apr 2016
👍6

+1 win 10

styopdev picture styopdev on 20 Apr 2016

Tried apm update but no luck. Output says:

Package Updates Available (0)
└── (empty)
IsaiahJTurner picture IsaiahJTurner on 20 Apr 2016

I have this bug in Linux, Ubuntu 15.10, not only in Windows :+1:

tonivj5 picture tonivj5 on 20 Apr 2016
👍3

Same here on Debian 8 64 bit. I tried sudo apm update, but:

Package Updates Available (0)
└── (empty)
sjarifHD picture sjarifHD on 22 Apr 2016

Same here on Windows 10 64 bit with Atom 1.7.2. Ran apm update, but:

Package Updates Available (0)
└── (empty)
mhafellner picture mhafellner on 22 Apr 2016

Maybe it will help somebody.
Windows 10
I tried to apm update using Git Bash (as I use it all the time) from my working directory and also got 

Package Updates Available (0)
└── (empty)

Then I tried to launch CMD (it starts by default in C:/Users/%username%) and then apm update worked fine.

fractalawareness picture fractalawareness on 26 Apr 2016
👍1
  1. Clicked update button on the file-icons package.
  2. Clicked update all a second after clicking update on the file-icons package.

I only had the file-icons package to update in the settings-view when doing this so maybe clicking the update all button was not needed. But atom never realizes an update has happened and gets stuck when updating packages so I have developed a habit of clicking all the buttons just to make sure.
Never seen this issue before so maybe it doesn't happen every time or is something new.

Atom Version: 1.7.2
System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Thrown From: settings-view package, v0.235.1

Stack Trace

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null

At C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709:80
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:376:51
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.2\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:237:18)
    at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

Commands

     -0:27.3.0 settings-view:open (atom-pane.pane.active)

Config

{
  "core": {
    "autoHideMenuBar": true,
    "destroyEmptyPanes": false,
    "disabledPackages": [
      "atom-no-tab-close-button",
      "browser-plus",
      "simple-drag-drop-text",
      "clipboard-history"
    ],
    "openEmptyEditorOnStart": false,
    "themes": [
      "atom-dark-ui",
      "oceanic-next"
    ]
  }
}

Installed Packages

# User
atom-clock, v0.0.8
color-picker, v2.1.1
column-select, v0.2.0
file-icons, v1.7.8
highlight-line, v0.11.1
highlight-selected, v0.11.2
jshint, v1.8.5
linter, v1.11.4
linter-php, v1.2.0
minimap, v4.23.2
minimap-autohide, v0.10.1
minimap-find-and-replace, v4.5.1
minimap-highlight-selected, v4.4.0
minimap-pigments, v0.2.0
oceanic-next, v0.1.2
pigments, v0.26.0
Sublime-Style-Column-Selection, v1.5.1
tab-title, v0.3.3

# Dev
No dev packages
Ben3eeE picture Ben3eeE on 28 Apr 2016

same here atom 1.7.3 @ OS X 10.11.4 

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-card.js:709:80
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:376:51
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:222:18
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:100:18)
    at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at Pipe._onclose (net.js:469:12)

and 

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-card.js:709:80
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:376:51
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:222:18
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:100:18)
    at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at Pipe._onclose (net.js:469:12)
abzcoding picture abzcoding on 29 Apr 2016

Happened again when using the same steps so can reproduce.

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null

At C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-card.js:709:80
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:376:51
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\node_modules\settings-view\lib\package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:229:18
    at Socket.<anonymous> (C:\Users\lineri\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:100:18)
    at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at Pipe._onclose (net.js:469:12)
Ben3eeE picture Ben3eeE on 2 May 2016

Win7: apm update did not work for me.

C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom\packages>apm update
Package Updates Available (4)
├── atom-typescript 8.8.1 -> 8.9.1
├── minimap 4.21.0 -> 4.23.2
├── quick-highlight 0.3.10 -> 0.4.0
└── vim-mode-plus 0.34.0 -> 0.38.0

Would you like to install these updates? (yes) yes

Installing [email protected] to C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom\packages failed

npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\Users\rpolisetti\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\bin\node.exe" "C:\Users\rpolisetti\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "--globalconfig" "C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm.apmrc" "--userconfig" "C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apmrc" "install" "C:\Users\RPOLIS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\d-11643-10440-jo0jdc\package.tgz" "--target=0.36.8" "--arch=ia32" "--msvs_version=2013"
npm ERR! node v0.10.40
npm ERR! npm v2.13.3
npm ERR! file C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm\atom-space-pen-views\2.2.0\package\package.json
npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE

npm ERR! Failed to parse json
npm ERR! Unexpected token '\u0000' at 1:1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! ^
npm ERR! File: C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm\atom-space-pen-views\2.2.0\package\package.json
npm ERR! Failed to parse package.json data.
npm ERR! package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! This is not a bug in npm.
npm ERR! Tell the package author to fix their package.json file. JSON.parse

C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom\packages>

venkatpolisetti picture venkatpolisetti on 3 May 2016

With last release it was fixed the problem!! :+1: :smile:

tonivj5 picture tonivj5 on 4 May 2016
😕1

I am on atom 1.7.3 and still has the same issue.

Which latest release do you have?

Thanks.

venkatpolisetti picture venkatpolisetti on 4 May 2016
😕2 👍1

steps to reproduce :

Terminal

  1. sudo apm update
Package Updates Available (3)
├── autocomplete-go 1.0.6 -> 1.0.8
├── firefox-dev-dark-syntax 2.2.0 -> 2.4.0
└── minimap 4.22.1 -> 4.23.3

Error in the terminal

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp http GET https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/v0.36.8/node-v0.36.8.tar.gz
gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
gyp ERR! install error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: tunneling socket could not be established, cause=Parse Error
gyp ERR! stack     at ClientRequest.onError (/usr/share/atom/resources/app/apm/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/tunnel-agent/index.js:174:17)
gyp ERR! stack     at ClientRequest.g (events.js:180:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ClientRequest.emit (events.js:95:17)
gyp ERR! stack     at Socket.socketOnData (http.js:1589:9)
gyp ERR! stack     at TCP.onread (net.js:528:27)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-37-generic
gyp ERR! command "/usr/share/atom/resources/app/apm/bin/node" "/usr/share/atom/resources/app/apm/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "install" "--target=0.36.8" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell" "--arch=x64" "--ensure" "--proxy=http://$$$$$$$:*************************@##.##.###.##:800/"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/peter/.atom
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.40
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v2.0.2
gyp ERR! not ok

In Atom

  1. Setting ---> Updates ---> Update All

Atom Version: 1.7.3
System: Linux Mint
Thrown From: settings-view package, v0.235.1

Stack Trace

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null

At /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-card.js:709

TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
    at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-card.js:709:80
    at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:376:51
    at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:403:20
    at exit (/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:73:16)
    at triggerExitCallback (/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:215:47)
    at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:222:18
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:100:18)
    at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at Pipe._onclose (net.js:469:12)

Commands

     -1:43.8.0 core:paste (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -1:30.3.0 editor:move-to-end-of-screen-line (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
  6x -1:27.4.0 core:move-down (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -1:22.3.0 editor:move-to-end-of-screen-line (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
 31x -1:21.6.0 core:move-left (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -1:19 core:move-right (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
 11x -1:16.1.0 core:select-right (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -1:02.6.0 editor:move-to-beginning-of-word (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -1:02.1.0 core:move-right (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
 11x -1:00.5.0 core:select-right (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:55.9.0 editor:consolidate-selections (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:55.9.0 core:cancel (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:53.1.0 core:save (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:09.5.0 settings-view:open (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)

Config

{
  "core": {
    "audioBeep": false,
    "autoHideMenuBar": true,
    "disabledPackages": [
      "language-gcode",
      "linter-golint",
      "autocomplete-atom-api",
      "spell-check"
    ],
    "projectHome": "/home/peter/gocode",
    "themes": [
      "newton-dark-ui",
      "newton-dark-syntax"
    ]
  }
}

Installed Packages

# User
autocomplete-go, v1.0.6
builder-go, v1.0.0
environment, v1.2.0
fonts, v1.2.0
go-config, v1.1.4
go-get, v1.0.3
go-plus, v4.1.0
gofmt, v1.1.6
gometalinter-linter, v1.1.0
gorename, v1.0.2
highlight-selected, v0.11.2
language-arduino, v0.4.1
linter, v1.11.4
linter-golinter, v1.2.0
linter-govet, v0.1.5
minimap, v4.22.1
navigator-godef, v1.0.3
newton-dark-syntax, v1.1.5
newton-dark-ui, v1.0.9
tester-go, v1.0.4

# Dev
No dev packages
JormaSnow picture JormaSnow on 4 May 2016

Hi @venkatpolisetti !, I have Ubuntu Mate 15.10. I used webupd8's repository to install and update Atom. The information of this package is:

Package: atom
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 54871
Maintainer: Alin Andrei [email protected]
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.3-1~webupd8~0

I hope that this can help! :+1:

tonivj5 picture tonivj5 on 5 May 2016

I have the same with Atom 1.7.3 on Windows 10 (64 bit).

Csega picture Csega on 13 May 2016

+1
Ubuntu 15.10
Atom 1.7.3
Trying to update to Hydrogen 0.9.1 via Atom Update All

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-card.js:709
Hide Stack Trace
TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-card.js:709:80
at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:376:51
at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:403:20
at exit (/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/node_modules/settings-view/lib/package-manager.js:73:16)
at triggerExitCallback (/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:215:47)
at /usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:229:18
at Socket. (/usr/share/atom/resources/app.asar/src/buffered-process.js:100:18)
at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
at Socket.emit (events.js:169:7)
at Pipe._onclose (net.js:469:12)
The error was thrown from the settings-view package. This issue has already been reported.

jahmad1234 picture jahmad1234 on 16 May 2016

Just updated to 8.10.1, no issues.
I had upgraded to the previous version by removing the buggy package manually first, though.
Looks like the problem has been resolved in the previous version.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 16 May 2016

I received this error when trying to update a package which had a GitHub repository that had moved elsewhere. Using apm update, I received the correct error description: 404.

qolop picture qolop on 19 May 2016

This looks like a duplicate of #753, I think.

wolfgang42 picture wolfgang42 on 23 May 2016

Windows 7, Atom 1.7.1 (about page says this is latest version), apm update had no updates available, happened while installing (or rather attempting to install) autocomplete-go.

C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modulessettings-view\lib\package-card.js:709
Hide Stack Trace
TypeError: Cannot read property 'substr' of null
at C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modulessettings-view\lib\package-card.js:709:80
at C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modulessettings-view\lib\package-manager.js:376:51
at C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modulessettings-view\lib\package-manager.js:403:20
at exit (C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\node_modulessettings-view\lib\package-manager.js:73:16)
at triggerExitCallback (C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:215:47)
at ChildProcess. (C:\Users\woldan\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.1\resources\app.asar\src\buffered-process.js:237:18)
at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

PaluMacil picture PaluMacil on 23 May 2016

OSX El Cap, same issue

avatsaev picture avatsaev on 24 May 2016

It seems like I won't feel alone with this anoying issue 😄

OSX 10.11.5 (_but seems like not relative to OS_)

By the way is there a way to downgrade atom version It could be a temporary fix waiting for a real fix to be available?

MacKentoch picture MacKentoch on 25 May 2016

@MacKentoch go to the install folder and delete the plugin, then install the newest version. The bug isn't there AFAICT.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 25 May 2016

Confirmed that manually deleting the folder and re-installing resolves the issue, for me.

albertvolkman picture albertvolkman on 25 May 2016

@tonyeung Thanks! 👍
Doing that I discovered (_maybe I was the only one on earth not to know_ :sweat_smile:)

  • I did not have to use my terminal (after I already did) since there is button to open the config folder in atom settings.
MacKentoch picture MacKentoch on 25 May 2016

@MacKentoch no worries. I manually navigated to the folder the first time i needed to screw around with plugins.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 25 May 2016

At a glance it seems like there's an issue where the new version is undefined after failing to update a package, so Settings View tries to fall back to the new commit SHA, which is also undefined since we're not updating based on SHAs, but rather on tag releases. In other words this error is covering up the _actual_ installation error...
https://github.com/atom/settings-view/blob/v0.235.1/lib/package-card.coffee#L442

/cc @BinaryMuse, @kuychaco

50Wliu picture 50Wliu on 27 May 2016
👍2

The same happens in version 1.8.0 ( Ubuntu 16.04 )

SaidElBakkali picture SaidElBakkali on 16 Jun 2016

I solved the problem by changing the permissions of the "packages" folder, it seems the "root" user owned some packages

The solution in Ubuntu: sudo chown -R $USER:$USER .atom/packages

SaidElBakkali picture SaidElBakkali on 16 Jun 2016
👍2

Same issue here but with Windows 10, 64bit

blacksky86 picture blacksky86 on 16 Jun 2016

Same issue here on Ubuntu 16.04. Atom: 1.7.3.

I solved it by running sudo apm update. @SaidElBakkali: which solution do you think is preferable?

tom-sherman picture tom-sherman on 19 Jun 2016

Currently I'm on 1.8.0, and I am no longer experiencing any issues with this.

PaluMacil picture PaluMacil on 20 Jun 2016

Package atom-1.8.0-2.gitf89b273.fc23.x86_64 from mosquito/atom in Fedora 23. None of the workarounds works for me.

> apm update
Package Updates Available (1)
└── linter 1.11.11 -> 1.11.14

Would you like to install these updates? (yes) 

Installing [email protected] to /home/yajo/.atom/packages 
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! install error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: Invalid version number: undefined
gyp ERR! stack     at install (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:51:21)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack     at run (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:72:30)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:133:1)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:441:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at startup (node.js:139:18)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.5.6-200.fc23.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/lib/node_modules/atom-package-manager/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "install" "--target=undefined" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell" "--arch=x64" "--ensure"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/yajo/.atom
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.5
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.6
gyp ERR! not ok
Yajo picture Yajo on 28 Jun 2016

@Yajo what work arounds have you tried?

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 28 Jun 2016

sudo chown $USER:$USER ~/.atom and https://github.com/atom/settings-view/issues/766#issuecomment-211177460

Yajo picture Yajo on 28 Jun 2016

@Yajo have you tried uninstalling/deleting the package? the newer package versions don't have the same issue afaict.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 28 Jun 2016

@Yajo Try running apm update as root, worked for me.

tom-sherman picture tom-sherman on 29 Jun 2016
👍1

apm update solved my problem

blacksky86 picture blacksky86 on 29 Jun 2016

No workarounds seem to work:

> apm update
Package Updates Available (4)
├── activate-power-mode 0.5.2 -> 0.7.0
├── linter 1.11.11 -> 1.11.14
├── linter-xmllint 1.3.4 -> 1.3.5
└── minimap 4.24.6 -> 4.24.7

Would you like to install these updates? (yes) 

Installing [email protected] to /home/yajo/.atom/packages 
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! install error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: Invalid version number: undefined
gyp ERR! stack     at install (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:51:21)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack     at run (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:72:30)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:133:1)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:441:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at startup (node.js:139:18)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.5.6-200.fc23.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/lib/node_modules/atom-package-manager/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "install" "--target=undefined" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell" "--arch=x64" "--ensure"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/yajo/.atom
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.5
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.6
gyp ERR! not ok 


> apm uninstall activate-power-mode
Uninstalling activate-power-mode ✓

> apm install activate-power-mode
Installing activate-power-mode to /home/yajo/.atom/packages 
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! install error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: Invalid version number: undefined
gyp ERR! stack     at install (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:51:21)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack     at run (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:72:30)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:133:1)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:441:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at startup (node.js:139:18)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.5.6-200.fc23.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/lib/node_modules/atom-package-manager/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "install" "--target=undefined" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell" "--arch=x64" "--ensure"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/yajo/.atom
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.5
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.6
gyp ERR! not ok 


 [1]> sudo apm update
[sudo] password for yajo: 
Package Updates Available (0)
└── (empty)

> apm update
Package Updates Available (3)
├── linter 1.11.11 -> 1.11.14
├── linter-xmllint 1.3.4 -> 1.3.5
└── minimap 4.24.6 -> 4.24.7

Would you like to install these updates? (yes) 

Installing [email protected] to /home/yajo/.atom/packages 
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! install error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: Invalid version number: undefined
gyp ERR! stack     at install (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:51:21)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack     at run (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:72:30)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:133:1)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:441:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at startup (node.js:139:18)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.5.6-200.fc23.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/lib/node_modules/atom-package-manager/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "install" "--target=undefined" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell" "--arch=x64" "--ensure"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/yajo/.atom
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.5
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.6
gyp ERR! not ok
Yajo picture Yajo on 6 Jul 2016

oh sorry do you mean uninstalling settings-view?

Yajo picture Yajo on 6 Jul 2016

@Yajo apm uninstall <packagename> and if that fails, just remove (delete) the package from your atom/packages folder. On windows the path is C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\atom, I believe the folder is in your home directory in linux.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 6 Jul 2016

I even deleted all ~/.atom and reinstalled atom. Still this:

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using [email protected]
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | x64
gyp ERR! install error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: Invalid version number: undefined
gyp ERR! stack     at install (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:51:21)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack     at run (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:72:30)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:133:1)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
gyp ERR! stack     at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:441:10)
gyp ERR! stack     at startup (node.js:139:18)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.5.6-200.fc23.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/lib/node_modules/atom-package-manager/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "install" "--target=undefined" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell" "--arch=x64" "--ensure"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/yajo/.atom
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.5
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.6
gyp ERR! not ok
Yajo picture Yajo on 12 Jul 2016

After doing these tests, I have lost some packages and cannot install now... Help please :sob:

Yajo picture Yajo on 12 Jul 2016

@Yajo I don't understand why you would delete the whole thing. It looks like you might have a problem with nodegyp. My guess is you should check there first. At this point I'd say back up your settings and reinstall atom.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 14 Jul 2016

Also had this issue (on Win10x64). For me uninstalling atom (including renaming/deleting all .atom and atom folders in my user and appdata directories) and reinstalling from the platformio-installer worked. I did update platformio from the command line with pip before attempting to update atom and plugins from the settings->update page.

Creat picture Creat on 18 Jul 2016

I deleted everything just to make sure it's not a configuration or installation problem. What should I check with nodegyp?

Yajo picture Yajo on 18 Jul 2016

I had read the log wrong. There doesn't seem to be any issues with node-gyp. Since you've already deleted "everything", try installing again and see what happens.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 18 Jul 2016

OK now I get it. It is some failure with mosquito/atom pakcage. Installing RPM from atom.io works fine.

Yajo picture Yajo on 18 Jul 2016

(Had this in the Atom IDE (after restart) when trying to update atom-wallaby from 1.0.8 to 1.0.9. Using apm update worked.)

jiku picture jiku on 23 Jul 2016

apm update did not work for me on Windows 7

C:>apm update
Package Updates Available (6)
├── atom-typescript 8.8.1 -> 10.1.5
├── linter 1.11.4 -> 1.11.14
├── minimap 4.21.0 -> 4.24.7
├── minimap-cursorline 0.1.0 -> 0.2.0
├── quick-highlight 0.3.10 -> 0.5.0
└── vim-mode-plus 0.34.0 -> 0.49.0

Would you like to install these updates? (yes) yes

Installing [email protected] to C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom\packages failed

npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\Users\rpolisetti\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.8.0\resources\app\apm\bin\node.exe" "C:\Users\rpolisetti\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.8.0\resources\app\apm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "--globalconfig" "C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm.apmrc" "--userconfig" "C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apmrc" "install" "C:\Users\RPOLIS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\d-116625-12820-1ct122l\package.tgz" "--target=0.36.8" "--arch=ia32" "--msvs_version=2013"
npm ERR! node v0.10.40
npm ERR! npm v2.13.3
npm ERR! file C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm\atom-space-pen-views\2.2.0\package\package.json
npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE

npm ERR! Failed to parse json
npm ERR! Unexpected token '\u0000' at 1:1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! ^
npm ERR! File: C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm\atom-space-pen-views\2.2.0\package\package.json
npm ERR! Failed to parse package.json data.
npm ERR! package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! This is not a bug in npm.
npm ERR! Tell the package author to fix their package.json file. JSON.parse

C:>

venkatpolisetti picture venkatpolisetti on 25 Jul 2016

First, I think you need to open a new issue either with atom-typescript or atom-space-pen-views. Your error doesn't have the same text as what's being addressed here.
see below lines:

  • C:\Users\rpolisetti.atom.apm\atom-space-pen-views\2.2.0\package\package.json
  • Failed to parse json
  • Failed to parse package.json data
  • Tell the package author to fix their package.json file. JSON.parse

Second, if this error showed up for me, try deleting the atom-typescript package from C:\Users\rpolisetti\AppData\Local\atom, reinstall atom-typescript, and then run an update again. If you're still getting the same error then you're probably not getting the same issue as what's being reported here.

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 25 Jul 2016

sudo apm update solved for me. Had to restart Atom.

largekettle picture largekettle on 3 Aug 2016
👍3

Had to scroll down a bit, got the error as well.

LouieK22 picture LouieK22 on 5 Aug 2016

I had the same issue. The workarounds from this bug did not help. This helped:

echo 32768 | sudo tee -a /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
export ATOM_NODE_URL=http://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/atom-shell/dist
atom

I am behind a firewall

feumilieu picture feumilieu on 7 Aug 2016

@feumilieu what's with the amazon s3 url?

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 7 Aug 2016

@tonyeung No idea. This is from some workaround for other atom bugs, or even two. I just tried it and it helped.

feumilieu picture feumilieu on 7 Aug 2016

Any solution for Win10?

QAnders picture QAnders on 9 Aug 2016

@QAnders what have you tried?

tonyeung picture tonyeung on 10 Aug 2016

Well, I've seem to have gotten rid of the error message now. It all stared when I tried to update a bunch of plugins at the same time. First error I got was in Minimap so I updated it "manually" and then I got the next for Linter-js-standard which I disabled and then re-enabled and I got it working...

QAnders picture QAnders on 10 Aug 2016

Hey, found the solution to this. Sorry everybody.

nathansobo picture nathansobo on 10 Aug 2016

This will be fixed in 1.9.8

nathansobo picture nathansobo on 10 Aug 2016
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