Web3.js: MacOS npm install web3 doesn't work

Created on 15 Jul 2018 · 13Comments · Source: ChainSafe/web3.js

<username>@216-71-221-163 ~/programming/blockchain/putOnChain $ npm install web3
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Use mz or fs-extra^3.0 with Promise Support
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: ⚠️  WARNING ⚠️ tar.gz module has been deprecated and your application is vulnerable. Please use tar module instead: https://npmjs.com/tar

> [email protected] preinstall /Users/<username>/programming/blockchain/putOnChain/node_modules/scrypt
> node node-scrypt-preinstall.js


> [email protected] install /Users/<username>/programming/blockchain/putOnChain/node_modules/scrypt
> node-gyp rebuild

gyp WARN download NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR is deprecated and will be removed in node-gyp v4, please use NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR
gyp WARN download NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR is deprecated and will be removed in node-gyp v4, please use NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR
xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 16, in <module>
    sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 545, in script_main
    return main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 538, in main
    return gyp_main(args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 523, in gyp_main
    generator.GenerateOutput(flat_list, targets, data, params)
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 2170, in GenerateOutput
    part_of_all=qualified_target in needed_targets)
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 817, in Write
    mac_bundle_deps, extra_outputs, part_of_all)
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 1453, in WriteTarget
    lambda p: Sourceify(self.Absolutify(p)))
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 809, in GetLdflags
    archs = self.GetActiveArchs(self.configname)
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 420, in GetActiveArchs
    xcode_archs_default = GetXcodeArchsDefault()
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 118, in GetXcodeArchsDefault
    xcode_version, _ = XcodeVersion()
  File "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1265, in XcodeVersion
    version = re.match(r'(\d\.\d\.?\d*)', version).groups()[0]
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'groups'
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:336:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:180:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:209:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 17.4.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/Cellar/node/9.11.1/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/<username>/programming/blockchain/putOnChain/node_modules/scrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v9.11.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN [email protected] No description
npm WARN [email protected] No repository field.

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/<username>/.npm/_logs/2018-07-15T20_20_18_849Z-debug.log

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lebed2045

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The log file is quite huge with 6118 line in it, the point is, if such a simple operation as install web3.js fails - the output should be 1) comprehensible 2) short 3) perhaps should use less dependencies.

lebed2045 on 15 Jul 2018

Sounds like it's xcode issue https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/569, however, still, majority of other npm packages work just fine.

lebed2045 on 15 Jul 2018

No, it's not xcode issue, on windows it also doesn't work. For my friend's computer (win 10, npm -v 5.8.0)

npm init
npm install web3
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Use mz or fs-extra^3.0 with Promise Support
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: ⚠️  WARNING ⚠️ tar.gz module has been deprecated and your application is vulnerable. Please use tar module instead: https://npmjs.com/tar

> [email protected] preinstall C:\Users\benna\Desktop\SideProjects\temp\node_modules\scrypt
> node node-scrypt-preinstall.js


> [email protected] install C:\Users\benna\Desktop\SideProjects\temp\node_modules\scrypt
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\benna\Desktop\SideProjects\temp\node_modules\scrypt>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Users\benna\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "C:\Users\benna\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.failNoPython (C:\Users\benna\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:483:19)
gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (C:\Users\benna\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:508:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Users\benna\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:284:29
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:154:21)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.16299
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\benna\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\npm-lifecycle\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\benna\Desktop\SideProjects\temp\node_modules\scrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v8.8.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN [email protected] No description
npm WARN [email protected] No repository field.

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\benna\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-07-17T02_54_42_908Z-debug.log

lebed2045 on 17 Jul 2018

Possible duplicate : https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/issues/1776

CorentinPacaud on 17 Jul 2018

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@lebed2045 your friend's computer is missing python in his PATH.
Maybe an update of NPM and node will help you.
I can't reproduce this on my macbook.

OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
NPM: 6.1.0
Node: 10.0.5

nivida on 17 Jul 2018

@nivida npm update doesn't help. The fact that during hackathon only on one computer out of 6 npm install web3 worked somehow, should signal about some issue with web3 install workflow. More of that, even on this only computer (mac Sierra) npm install web3@^1.0.0 worked not as it suppose to work, it's installed somehow 0.2xx version with old function names. Of course we figured out eventually a solution like 2 days after but this fact shows how user unfriendly is to work with web3 on nodejs.

lebed2045 on 18 Jul 2018

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Just went through this without any luck. Any update here?

uneeb123 on 26 Sep 2018

I have the same error.

gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:336:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:198:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 17.4.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/tboy/Documents/dev/Tobius/ngnc/node_modules/scrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v8.11.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN The package rollup-plugin-babel is included as both a dev and production dependency.

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.

I tried installing the other web3 beta versions and they all failed at the same spot. I am using a MacOS High Sierra. Please someone should really revisit web3 installation workflow. Thanks.

tochie on 3 Nov 2018

@lebed2045 What was the solution that you guys found after 2 days?

Also I've had a look at the node-gyp docs and it states that python v3.x.x is NOT supported. Could you check the python version installed on your mac?

I have v2.7.0 and no issues installing web3 whatsoever.

Huanzhang89 on 3 Dec 2018

could be the issue bcoz of npm or node's version.

vikaskyadav on 8 Dec 2018

I'm still seeing this issue!

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'groups'

$ node -v
v8.11.3
$ npm -v
5.6.0
$ python --version
Python 3.7.3
$ pkgutil --pkg-info=com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
package-id: com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
version: 10.2.0.0.1.1552586384
volume: /
location: /
install-time: 1553821839
groups: com.apple.FindSystemFiles.pkg-group

Tried:

npm install -g node-gyp. Didn't help
Upgrade python from 2 to 3. Didn't help

lzl124631x on 3 Apr 2019

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Closed because of the ongoing clean up of the issue list. Feel free to ask this in our gitter channel or on stackoverflow.

nivida on 16 Apr 2019

I tried to go around this issue. Changed to root (sudo su) proceeded almost doned installation, it means project wich want's web3 starting running and after this proceed to the:
Memory limit exceeded for Node's built-in crypto.scrypt, falling back to scryptsy (times: 1), if this happens frequently you can improve web3's peformance when running Node.js versions older than 12.0.0 by installing the (deprecated) scrypt package in your project 2019-10-08T14:13:37.443Z - error: [main] fatal error Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:5672 at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1106:14) npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! [email protected] start:node ./bin/www`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] start script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/a111/.npm/_logs/2019-10-08T14_13_37_460Z-debug.log
`
In google found that this web3 needed a ethereum node runned local or remote.
Any ideas?