2.14.20-1 doesn't build, canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully

[SergeiGorbikov]

hello, the latest version ( https://aur.archlinux.org/joplin.git commit 5c3d01a) doesn't build

stdout with an error:

$ yay -S joplin-desktop
...
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types@npm:0.2.36 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types@npm:6.4.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types@npm:6.1.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0009: │ canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully (exit code 1, logs can be found here: /tmp/xfs-8c4afe71/build.log)
➤ YN0009: │ canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully (exit code 1, logs can be found here: /tmp/xfs-4fb2f59d/build.log)
➤ YN0009: │ canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully (exit code 1, logs can be found here: /tmp/xfs-fbf3b7ef/build.log)
➤ YN0007: │ root@workspace:. must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@npm:1.2.36 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons@npm:5.15.4 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@npm:5.15.4 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@npm:6.4.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons@npm:6.4.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons@npm:6.4.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@npm:6.4.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@npm:6.1.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0007: │ @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@npm:6.1.2 must be built because it never has been before or the last one failed
➤ YN0000: └ Completed in 4m 39s
➤ YN0000: Failed with errors in 6m 54s
...

log of the first error:

$ cat /tmp/xfs-8c4afe71/build.log
# This file contains the result of Yarn building a package (canvas@npm:2.11.2)
# Script name: install

node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.10
node-pre-gyp info using node@22.3.0 | linux | x64
(node:28061) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-linux-glibc-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-linux-glibc-x64.tar.gz 
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for canvas@2.11.2 and node@22.3.0 (node-v127 ABI, glibc) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) 
node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-linux-glibc-x64.tar.gz 
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@9.4.0
gyp info using node@22.3.0 | linux | x64
gyp info ok 
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@9.4.0
gyp info using node@22.3.0 | linux | x64
(node:28186) [DEP0060] DeprecationWarning: The `util._extend` API is deprecated. Please use Object.assign() instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.4 found at "/usr/bin/python3"
gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v22.3.0/node-v22.3.0-headers.tar.gz
gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v22.3.0/node-v22.3.0-headers.tar.gz
gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v22.3.0/SHASUMS256.txt
gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v22.3.0/SHASUMS256.txt
gyp info spawn /usr/bin/python3
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   '/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/myusr/.cache/node-gyp/22.3.0/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/home/myusr/.cache/node-gyp/22.3.0',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/home/myusr/.cache/node-gyp/22.3.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 42, in <module>
    import gyp  # noqa: E402
    ^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 9, in <module>
    import gyp.input
  File "/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 19, in <module>
    from distutils.version import StrictVersion
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:325:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:520:28)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:294:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 6.9.4-arch1-1
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary" "--module=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node" "--module_name=canvas" "--module_path=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/Release" "--napi_version=9" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v127"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas
gyp ERR! node -v v22.3.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v9.4.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error 
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/bin/node /home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v127' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:89:23)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:520:28)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1105:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:305:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 6.9.4-arch1-1
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v22.3.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.10
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok 
Failed to execute '/usr/bin/node /home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/tools/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/home/myusr/.cache/yay/joplin/src/joplin-2.14.20/packages/app-desktop/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v127' (1)

other people have the same issue ( https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/joplin-desktop )

please fix

[AidanMcConachie]

I have the same issue.

➤ YN0009: │ canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully (exit code 1, logs can be found here: /tmp/xfs-b427aa8f/build.log)
➤ YN0009: │ canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully (exit code 1, logs can be found here: /tmp/xfs-87b86888/build.log)
➤ YN0009: │ canvas@npm:2.11.2 couldn't be built successfully (exit code 1, logs can be found here: /tmp/xfs-7dd89a9d/build.log)

[alfredopalhares]

Can you check if this is still the issue after the upgrade ?

[BluishHumility]

It's working now for me, thanks @alfredopalhares! 🥳

[alfredopalhares]

Thank you. closing this issue