npm install should provide diagnostics on error

[pmuellr]

This package appears to die various sorts of death when you don't have ODBC/sql stuff pre-installed on your system. Eg, when trying to install on my mac, I see:

> ibm_db@0.0.1 preinstall ~/tmp/foo/bar/node_modules/ibm_db
> node-gyp configure build

  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/odbc_bindings/src/odbc.o
In file included from ../src/odbc.cpp:25:
../src/odbc.h:29:10: fatal error: 'sqlcli1.h' file not found
#include <sqlcli1.h>
         ^
1 error generated.
make: *** [Release/obj.target/odbc_bindings/src/odbc.o] Error 1
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
...
gyp ERR! command 
   "node" 
   "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" 
   "configure" 
   "build"
gyp ERR! cwd ~/tmp/foo/bar/node_modules/ibm_db
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.26
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2
gyp ERR! not ok

Is there any way to "catch" that, to make it a little more understandable? Perhaps even tell the user where to get the package that needs to be pre-installed?

[toblender]

If you are still having troubles with this check out:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22183165/npm-install-odbc-fails-on-osx-and-ubuntu/25748907#25748907

[pmuellr]

If that's the best answer that can be provided for this situation, then perhaps the pre-/install script could be configured to print the URL when installing. And put the URL in the README.md as well, under a "Troubleshooting" header.

[mariobriggs]

@pmuellr late reply i know. In 0.0.6 we upgraded the windows and linux install of the npm to download its dependencies (odbc/sql stuff). Still not there yet on Mac, since we dont yet have a dependent module bundle of the right size (but looks like that might get fixed soon). Until then updated the readme that calls out to install DB2Express-C first when on Mac (not yet a message during npm install :-( )

[mariobriggs]

version 0.0.8 now automatically downloads required dependencies on Mac OS. Give it a try ( v 0.12 not supported as of today :-) )

[mil]

(osx 10.9.5) ibm_db throws:

~/D/r/projectregistrationapp > npm install
npm WARN package.json ProjectRegistration@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json ProjectRegistration@0.0.1 No README data
\
> ibm_db@0.0.8 install /Users/mil/Desktop/repos/projectregistrationapp/node_modules/ibm_db
> node installer/driverInstall.js

Downloading DB2 ODBC CLI Driver from http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/data/db2/drivers/odbc_cli/macos64_odbc_cli.tar.gz...

events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
              ^
Error: EACCES, open '/Users/mil/Desktop/repos/projectregistrationapp/node_modules/ibm_db/installer/clidriver/msg/en_US.iso88591/db2adm.mo'

npm ERR! ibm_db@0.0.8 install: `node installer/driverInstall.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 8
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the ibm_db@0.0.8 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the ibm_db package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node installer/driverInstall.js
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls ibm_db
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! System Darwin 13.4.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/mil/Desktop/repos/projectregistrationapp
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.29
npm ERR! npm -v 1.5.0-alpha-4
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/mil/Desktop/repos/projectregistrationapp/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

any tips @mariobriggs

[avikalar]

@mil EACESS error code means permission denied, does the user running the install command has sufficient privileges ? Can you send me the complete error trace, if there are any ?

[mil]

Problem had to do with old deps in the filesystem. rm node_modules && npm install fixes.

[avikalar]

@mil: glad to know that your issue is fixed