error installing derby globally from NPM

[dilocalzone]

Hi. I'm reporting this issue while installing Derby, same issue has been reported to npm (refer to https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/2596)

Node.JS with NPM installed on Windows 7 64 bit.

npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/Marak/colors.js.git CreateProcessW: The syst
em cannot find the file specified.

Below is the full NPM console output.

Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 0.8.1 (ia32) and NPM

C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs>npm install -g derby
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/derby
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/derby
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/derby/-/derby-0.3.11.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/derby/-/derby-0.3.11.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-shim
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/html-util
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tracks
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/racer/0.3.11
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/stylus
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/less
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nib
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/up
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/html-util
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/tracks
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/html-util/-/html-util-0.1.3.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tracks/-/tracks-0.1.5.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/racer/0.3.11
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-shim
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-shim/-/dom-shim-0.1.0.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/racer/-/racer-0.3.11.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-0.3.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/less
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/less/-/less-1.3.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.3.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/nib
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nib/-/nib-0.5.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/html-util/-/html-util-0.1.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/tracks/-/tracks-0.1.5.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-0.5.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/up
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/up/-/up-0.2.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-shim/-/dom-shim-0.1.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/racer/-/racer-0.3.11.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-0.3.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/less/-/less-1.3.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/stylus
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/stylus/-/stylus-0.27.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.3.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/nib/-/nib-0.5.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-0.5.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/up/-/up-0.2.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/stylus/-/stylus-0.27.2.tgz

chokidar@0.3.0 postinstall C:\Users\user1\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules
derby\node_modules\chokidar
node setup.js postinstall

npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express/3.0.0beta3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/eq/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/distribute/0.1.4
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/express/3.0.0beta3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-3.0.0beta3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/eq/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.5.0.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/eq/-/eq-0.1.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-0.1.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-0.1.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/distribute/0.1.4
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-0.6.1.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/distribute/-/distribute-0.1.4.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-3.0.0beta3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.5.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/eq/-/eq-0.1.0.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom/-/cssom-0.2.4.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-0.7.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-0.1.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-0.1.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-0.6.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/distribute/-/distribute-0.1.4.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom/-/cssom-0.2.4.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-0.7.0.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy/0.8.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/es5-shim
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/share/0.4.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/node-uuid/1.3.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/hooks/0.2.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/connect
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/Marak/colors.js.git CreateProcessW: The syst
em cannot find the file specified.
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm ERR! error rolling back Error: ENOTEMPTY, rmdir 'C:\Users\user1\AppData\R
oaming\npm\node_modules\derby\node_modules\stylus\node_modules\cssom\lib'
npm ERR! error rolling back derby@0.3.11 { [Error: ENOTEMPTY, rmdir 'C:\Users\user1\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\derby\node_modules\stylus\node_modules
cssom\lib']
npm ERR! error rolling back errno: 53,
npm ERR! error rolling back code: 'ENOTEMPTY',
npm ERR! error rolling back path: 'C:\Users\user1\AppData\Roaming\npm
\node_modules\derby\node_modules\stylus\node_modules\cssom\lib' }
npm ERR! Error: git "clone" "git://github.com/Marak/colors.js.git" "C:\\Users\\ user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\npm-5708\\1341413983082-0.9546953819226474" failed with 127
npm ERR! at ChildProcess. (C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_mod
ules\npm\lib\utils\exec.js:56:20)
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:91:17)
npm ERR! at Process._handle.onexit (child_process.js:674:10)
npm ERR! [Error: git "clone" "git://github.com/Marak/colors.js.git" "C:\\Users \\user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\npm-5708\\1341413983082-0.9546953819226474" failed with 127]
npm ERR! You may report this log at:
npm ERR! http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR! npm-@googlegroups.com

npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! command "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program File
s (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "derby"
npm ERR! cwd C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.1
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.33
npm ERR! message git "clone" "git://github.com/Marak/colors.js.git" "C:\\Users\ \user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\npm-5708\\1341413983082-0.9546953819226474" failed with 127
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/2.3.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.2
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/0.0.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/crc/0.2.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy/0.8.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy/-/http-proxy-0.8.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/es5-shim
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/es5-shim/-/es5-shim-1.2.10.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-1.3.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/node-uuid/1.3.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/node-uuid/-/node-uuid-1.3.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/share/0.4.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/share/-/share-0.4.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/hooks/0.2.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/hooks/-/hooks-0.2.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client/-/socket.io-client-0.9.
6.tgz
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/0.3.2
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.3.2.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io/-/socket.io-0.9.6.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify/-/browserify-1.13.5.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/2.3.3
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/crc/0.2.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/crc/-/crc-0.2.0.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/-/connect-2.3.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/connect
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/0.6.1
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy/-/http-proxy-0.8.0.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/-/connect-2.3.6.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/0.0.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.0.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/es5-shim/-/es5-shim-1.2.10.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-1.3.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/node-uuid/-/node-uuid-1.3.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/-/fresh-0.0.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/share/-/share-0.4.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/hooks/-/hooks-0.2.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client/-/socket.io-client-0.9.
6.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.3.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io/-/socket.io-0.9.6.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/-/connect-2.3.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/browserify/-/browserify-1.13.5.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/crc/-/crc-0.2.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/connect/-/connect-2.3.6.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.0.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/-/fresh-0.0.1.tgz
npm WARN excluding symbolic link lib\socket.io-client.js -> io.js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/0.4.2
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/1.2.4
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/1.0.11
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/optimist
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/1.0.11
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/1.2.4
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/0.0.1
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/0.4.2
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.4.2.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/-/mime-1.2.4.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/-/formidable-1.0.11.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-0.0.1.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/-/range-parser-0.0.1.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-0.6.0-1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo/-/pkginfo-0.2.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-0.0.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/optimist
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/optimist/-/optimist-0.2.8.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/range-parser/-/range-parser-0.0.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-0.6.0-1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo/-/pkginfo-0.2.3.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/optimist/-/optimist-0.2.8.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-0.4.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/-/mime-1.2.4.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/-/formidable-1.0.11.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-0.0.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-0.0.2.tgz
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Hope you can assist on how to fix this issue. Thanks in advance Derby team!

[sfeldkamp]

More info available in this discussion.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topic/derbyjs/OvtNQZaIHa0

[nateps]

This was probably because we were requiring a module (colors) via a git URL and you didn't have git installed. I just switched to a different module (ansi-color) so this shouldn't be a problem in the latest version.

[sfeldkamp]

That was it exactly.