Bugs on npm Install

[xuyeliu]

When trying "npm install", I got this error. I tried many ways to debug, but cannot find the reason. Any hints on that? Thanks
npm error code 1
npm error path /Users/xyl/Desktop/Waterloo/DocumentingCode/void/node_modules/@vscode/sqlite3
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c node-gyp rebuild
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using [email protected]
npm error gyp info using [email protected] | darwin | arm64
npm error gyp info find Python using Python version 3.13.1 found at "/opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/bin/python3.13"
npm error gyp info spawn /opt/homebrew/opt/[email protected]/bin/python3.13
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'make',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/xyl/Desktop/Waterloo/DocumentingCode/void/node_modules/@vscode/sqlite3/build/config.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/xyl/Library/Caches/node-gyp/30.5.1/include/node/common.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/xyl/Library/Caches/node-gyp/30.5.1',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/xyl/Library/Caches/node-gyp/30.5.1/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/xyl/Desktop/Waterloo/DocumentingCode/void/node_modules/@vscode/sqlite3',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'build',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables' found at '/'.
npm error
npm error No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLILeo' found at '/'.
npm error
npm error No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLI' found at '/'.
npm error
npm error Traceback (most recent call last):
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1496, in XcodeVersion
npm error version_list = GetStdoutQuiet(["xcodebuild", "-version"]).splitlines()
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1557, in GetStdoutQuiet
npm error raise GypError("Error %d running %s" % (job.returncode, cmdlist[0]))
npm error gyp.common.GypError: Error 1 running xcodebuild
npm error
npm error During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
npm error
npm error Traceback (most recent call last):
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 45, in
npm error sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/init.py", line 688, in script_main
npm error return main(sys.argv[1:])
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/init.py", line 680, in main
npm error return gyp_main(args)
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/init.py", line 665, in gyp_main
npm error generator.GenerateOutput(flat_list, targets, data, params)
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 2648, in GenerateOutput
npm error writer.Write(
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~^
npm error qualified_target,
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error ...<4 lines>...
npm error part_of_all=qualified_target in needed_targets,
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error )
npm error ^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 880, in Write
npm error self.WriteActions(
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
npm error spec["actions"],
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error ...<3 lines>...
npm error part_of_all,
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error )
npm error ^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 1014, in WriteActions
npm error env = self.GetSortedXcodeEnv()
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 2266, in GetSortedXcodeEnv
npm error return gyp.xcode_emulation.GetSortedXcodeEnv(
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
npm error self.xcode_settings,
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error ...<3 lines>...
npm error additional_settings,
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error )
npm error ^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1882, in GetSortedXcodeEnv
npm error env = _GetXcodeEnv(
npm error xcode_settings, built_products_dir, srcroot, configuration, additional_settings
npm error )
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1737, in _GetXcodeEnv
npm error "XCODE_VERSION_ACTUAL": XcodeVersion()[0],
npm error ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1507, in XcodeVersion
npm error version = CLTVersion() # macOS Catalina returns 11.0.0.0.1.1567737322
npm error File "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1545, in CLTVersion
npm error return re.search(regex, output).groupdict()["version"]
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
npm error AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'groupdict'
npm error gyp ERR! configure error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess. (/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:297:18)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:517:28)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:292:12)
npm error gyp ERR! System Darwin 23.6.0
npm error gyp ERR! command "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/bin/node" "/Users/xyl/.nvm/versions/node/v18.20.6/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
npm error gyp ERR! cwd /Users/xyl/Desktop/Waterloo/DocumentingCode/void/node_modules/@vscode/sqlite3
npm error gyp ERR! node -v v18.20.6
npm error gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v10.1.0
npm error gyp ERR! not ok
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /Users/xyl/.npm/_logs/2025-01-26T21_01_22_304Z-debug-0.log

[andrewpareles]

Any chance it works if you change to Node version 20.16.0?

[DoctorGlitchy]

@xuyeliu Are you using a Mac by any chance?

[xuyeliu]

@xuyeliu Are you using a Mac by any chance?

Yes, I'm using Mac

[xuyeliu]

Node version 20.16.0?

Tried it. get similar error

[ernivani]

are you using v18.20.6 of node ? with nvm ?
@xuyeliu

currently using

node -v
v22.10.0

and no issue with the npm install

[jcommaret]

We can see that your node version is 18.20.6

nodes_modules requires the version to be set at 20.16.0

In some cases, this is working with a slightly newer version but this won't work with a older version than 20.16.0

-> You changed the node_version but the node_modules have some cache.

Check before doing any npm install that you have the good node version : 20.16.0

To fix you installation, delete and totally erase void folder then :

1. Check your node version.
2. Change your node version to the good one, using your node version manager.
3. Make sure you have the good python version installed otherwise node-gyp will annoy you and destroy your all your esperance
4. Then git clone, cd and npm install.

This will work.

[xuyeliu]

I followed your steps. And I tried python 10 and python 12. But still get the same error...

We can see that your node version is 18.20.6

nodes_modules requires the version to be set at 20.16.0

In some cases, this is working with a slightly newer version but this won't work with a older version than 20.16.0

-> You changed the node_version but the node_modules have some cache.

Check before doing any npm install that you have the good node version : 20.16.0

To fix you installation, delete and totally erase void folder then :

1. Check your node version.
2. Change your node version to the good one, using your node version manager.
3. Make sure you have the good python version installed otherwise node-gyp will annoy you and destroy your all your esperance
4. Then git clone, cd and npm install.

This will work.

[andrewpareles]

Happy to do a quick call to fix these issues. [email protected] or just shoot me a discord DM.