ENOENT while installing with npm

[hovissimo]

I'm having trouble installing on Ubuntu 17 with npm.

npm install -g aws-sam-local (no sudo, npm's default directory is in my home folder) results in:

> aws-sam-local@0.2.4 postinstall /home/hovis/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/aws-sam-local
> go-npm install

Downloading from URL: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sam-local/releases/download/v0.2.4/sam_0.2.4_linux_amd64.tar.gz
fs.js:811
  return binding.rename(pathModule._makeLong(oldPath),
                 ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'bin/sam' -> '/home/hovis/.npm-global/bin/sam'
    at Error (native)
    at Object.fs.renameSync (fs.js:811:18)
    at /home/hovis/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/aws-sam-local/node_modules/go-npm/bin/index.js:62:12
    at /home/hovis/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/aws-sam-local/node_modules/go-npm/bin/index.js:51:9
    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:189:7)
    at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:920:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:230:5)
npm ERR! Linux 4.13.0-21-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "aws-sam-local"
npm ERR! node v6.11.4
npm ERR! npm  v3.5.2
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! aws-sam-local@0.2.4 postinstall: `go-npm install`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the aws-sam-local@0.2.4 postinstall script 'go-npm install'.
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 aws-sam-local package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     go-npm install
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs aws-sam-local
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls aws-sam-local
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

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

The error was originally EACCES: permission denied, rename 'bin/sam' -> '/usr/local/bin/sam' when I issued sudo npm install -g aws-sam-local. I followed the steps at https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions and reinstalled npm using apt but that didn't change anything. After following step 2 in that document and moving npm's default directory into my home directory the error turns into ENOENT.

I was able to get up and running by installing a binary - but it looks like something might be goofy with the installer.

[stephenliberty]

Had the same problem on Windows - ended up having to downgrade npm all the way to 3.x in order to get the installer to work. Couldn't get the build-from-source working due to yet a different problem. Maybe try npm install -g npm@3.x ?

[Mulperi]

Same issue on macOS with npm 5.5.1

[sanathkr]

Not relevant anymore since v0.3.0 moved to PIP