"Bad argument" error when trying to use the plugin.

[f15gdsy]

var err = this._handle.spawn(options);
                         ^

TypeError: Bad argument
    at TypeError (native)
    at ChildProcess.spawn (internal/child_process.js:289:26)
    at exports.spawn (child_process.js:380:9)
    at Object.exports.execFile (child_process.js:143:15)
    at capturePage (/Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/prerender-spa-plugin/lib/compile-to-html.js:70:26)
    at /Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/prerender-spa-plugin/lib/compile-to-html.js:88:11
    at _invoke (/Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/hapi/lib/server.js:305:20)
    at internals.Server._invoke (/Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/hapi/lib/server.js:375:16)
    at Items.serial (/Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/hapi/lib/server.js:297:14)
    at done (/Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/hapi/node_modules/items/lib/index.js:31:25)
    at Server.finalize (/Users/yifengwu/Desktop/dev/lava-official/node_modules/hapi/lib/connection.js:171:9)
    at Server.g (events.js:291:16)
    at emitNone (events.js:91:20)
    at Server.emit (events.js:185:7)
    at emitListeningNT (net.js:1278:10)
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:71:11)

I'm using this plugin with vue-cli webpack template.
And here is the code I added in webpack.prod.conf.js:

new PrerenderSpaPlugin(
   path.join(__dirname, '../dist'),
   ['/']
)

The first argument is the root of the built files which has the following file structure:

/dist
   |--- index.html
   |--- /static
        |--- /js
        |--- /css
        |--- /img

Also I came across the same error in the example you provide.
I tried in Node v6.7.0 & v4.6.0

[chrisvfritz]

It sounds like phantomjs didn't get installed correctly for whatever reason. You can try to install it again with:

$ cd node_modules/phantomjs-prebuilt
$ node install.js

[f15gdsy]

Thanks! It solved my problem!

[xxqh]

@chrisvfritz Hellow, I have found this problem when I execute "npm run build" . And I install phantomjs again, but it can't solve my problem. I try it on Windows X64 System. Looking forward to your reply.

[chrisvfritz]

I'll need more information to help you. Versions of node and NFM would be helpful, as well as the full stack trace of the error.

[xxqh]

Thank you for your reply. My Node v4.4.4

`> node build/build.js

| building for production...internal/child_process.js:274
var err = this._handle.spawn(options);
^
TypeError: Bad argument
at TypeError (native)
at ChildProcess.spawn (internal/child_process.js:274:26)
at exports.spawn (child_process.js:362:9)
at Object.exports.execFile (child_process.js:151:15)
at capturePage (E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-mas
ter\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\prerender-spa-plugin\lib\c
ompile-to-html.js:70:26)
at E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\prerender
-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\prerender-spa-plugin\lib\compile-to-htm
l.js:89:11
at E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\prerender
-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\hapi\lib\server.js:305:20
at internals.Server._createCache.internals.Server.start.internals.Server.ini
tialize.internals.Server._start.internals.Server.stop.invoke.internals.Server.
invoke.next [as _invoke] (E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-de
mo-master\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\hapi\lib\server.js:3
75:16)
at E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\prerender
-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\hapi\lib\server.js:297:14
at done (E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\pre
render-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\hapi\node_modules\items\lib\index
.js:31:25)
at Server.finalize (E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo
-master\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\hapi\lib\connection.js
:171:9)
at Server.g (events.js:260:16)`

I was build the example you provide.And I install phantomjs again

E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\prerender-spa-pl ugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\phantomjs-prebuilt>node install.js Found PhantomJS at E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-mast er\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\phantomjs-prebuilt\lib\phan tom\bin\phantomjs.exe ...verifying PhantomJS is previously installed at E:\Project\project\prerender-spa-pl ugin-vue-demo-master\prerender-spa-plugin-vue-demo-master\node_modules\phantomjs -prebuilt\lib\phantom\bin\phantomjs.exe

[ghost]

Hi,

This is basically an installation error of PhantomJS anyway. You can try this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34293504/phantomjs-not-working-anymore-installed-through-npm and tell us if it solves your problem.

Thanks

[galinkaro]

I've had the same error and just npm rebuild command helped me!
For some reason, npm reinstalling did not help..