Can't install expo-cli via NPM on Linux

[AdamPD]

We're using an AppVeyor Ubuntu image to build our app and deploy using expo-cli, but expo-cli now fails to install:

Now using node v14.17.6 (npm v6.14.15)
npm WARN deprecated graphql-tools@3.0.0: This package has been deprecated and now it only exports makeExecutableSchema.\nAnd it will no longer receive updates.\nWe recommend you to migrate to scoped packages such as @graphql-tools/schema, @graphql-tools/utils and etc.\nCheck out https://www.graphql-tools.com to learn what package you should use instead
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade  to version 7 or higher.  Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic.  See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated resolve-url@0.2.1: https://github.com/lydell/resolve-url#deprecated
npm WARN deprecated urix@0.1.0: Please see https://github.com/lydell/urix#deprecated
npm WARN deprecated svgo@1.3.2: This SVGO version is no longer supported. Upgrade to v2.x.x.
npm WARN deprecated querystring@0.2.0: The querystring API is considered Legacy. new code should use the URLSearchParams API instead.
npm WARN deprecated chokidar@2.1.8: Chokidar 2 will break on node v14+. Upgrade to chokidar 3 with 15x less dependencies.
npm WARN deprecated fsevents@1.2.13: fsevents 1 will break on node v14+ and could be using insecure binaries. Upgrade to fsevents 2.
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.0.0: Please upgrade  to version 7 or higher.  Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic.  See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
> coa@2.1.3 preinstall /home/appveyor/.nvm/versions/node/v14.17.6/lib/node_modules/expo-cli/node_modules/coa
> start /B node compile.js & node compile.js
sh: 1: start: not found
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:892
  throw err;
  ^
Error: Cannot find module '/home/appveyor/.nvm/versions/node/v14.17.6/lib/node_modules/expo-cli/node_modules/coa/compile.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:889:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:745:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:76:12)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@~2.3.2 (node_modules/expo-cli/node_modules/chokidar/node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@2.3.2: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@^1.2.7 (node_modules/expo-cli/node_modules/watchpack-chokidar2/node_modules/chokidar/node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.13: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@^1.2.7 (node_modules/expo-cli/node_modules/webpack-dev-server/node_modules/chokidar/node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.13: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! coa@2.1.3 preinstall: `start /B node compile.js & node compile.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the coa@2.1.3 preinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/appveyor/.npm/_logs/2021-11-04T13_27_54_718Z-debug.log
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 524288
fs.inotify.max_queued_events = 524288
yarn install v1.22.5

[itsramiel]

same error on windows

> coa@2.1.3 preinstall C:\Users\thesk\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\coa
> start /B node compile.js & node compile.js

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:883
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\thesk\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\coa\compile.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:72:12)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:883
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\thesk\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\coa\compile.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:72:12)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

[jeloagnasin]

Received the same error using yarn global add expo-cli. I'm running this on a node:14 docker image.

info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/global for documentation about this command.
error /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/coa: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: start /B node compile.js & node compile.js
Arguments: 
Directory: /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/coa
Output:
/bin/sh: 1: start: not found
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:905
  throw err;
  ^
Error: Cannot find module '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/coa/compile.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:902:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:746:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:76:12)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

[jkk]

See veged/coa#99

[AdamPD]

Closing this since it's not an expo issue.