Error when installing node-deflate

[aaronshaf]

Having trouble installing node-deflate as a dependency of bogart:

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npm ERR! error installing deflate@1.0.2 Error: deflate@1.0.2 install: ./build.sh
npm ERR! error installing deflate@1.0.2 sh "-c" "./build.sh" failed with 1
npm ERR! error installing deflate@1.0.2 at ChildProcess. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/exec.js:49:20)
npm ERR! error installing deflate@1.0.2 at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:67:17)
npm ERR! error installing deflate@1.0.2 at ChildProcess.onexit (child_process.js:192:12)
npm ERR! deflate@1.0.2 install: ./build.sh
npm ERR! sh "-c" "./build.sh" failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the deflate@1.0.2 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the deflate package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! ./build.sh
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls deflate
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.35.4-rscloud
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /var/www/shaf/node_modules/bogart
npm ERR! node -v v0.4.12
npm ERR! npm -v 1.0.30
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /var/www/shaf/node_modules/bogart/npm-debug.log
npm not ok

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Any ideas?

[nrstott]

I just experienced that too. I may take deflate out as a dependency for now. There are obviously some problems with it.

[jahewson]

Can you download the source and run ./build.sh and let me know the output

[aaronshaf]

Output:

https://gist.github.com/1254064

[jahewson]

The error no such environment: default is apparently a problem with node-waf, try this workaround.

If that doesn't work can you let me know the output of node --version and node-waf --version

[aaronshaf]

I was able to get deflate to install without any errors using the latest ndoe.js (0.5.8). I also have node-waf 1.5.16. However, when running I get:

Error: Cannot find module './deflate-bindings'
at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:334:11)
at Function._load (module.js:279:25)
at Module.require (module.js:357:17)
at require (module.js:368:17)
at Object. (/var/www/shaf/node_modules/bogart/node_modules/deflate/lib/deflate.js:1:77)
at Module._compile (module.js:432:26)
at Object..js (module.js:450:10)
at Module.load (module.js:351:31)
at Function._load (module.js:310:12)
at Module.require (module.js:357:17)

[jahewson]

Looks like the C++ bindings either didn't get built, or got built into the wrong folder somehow. As the install was successful it looks like they probably got built - can you find the file deflate-bindings anywhere on your system?

Alternatively, can you find the file deflate-bindings.node?

[jahewson]

Conclusion: the problem seems to be node-waf being different from the version of node installed.