npm i -S wrtc —> node-pre-gyp error

[nichoth]

Try to install this module, throws an error. Node version: v16.16.0

% npm i -S wrtc
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/nick/code/worm-server/node_modules/wrtc
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node scripts/download-prebuilt.js
npm ERR! /bin/sh: node-pre-gyp: command not found

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/nick/.npm/_logs/2023-03-27T17_11_48_394Z-debug-0.log

[nichoth]

Installed node-pre-gyp as a global module:

% npm i -g @mapbox/node-pre-gyp

Then ran npm i -S webtorrent-hybrid again:

% npm i -S webtorrent-hybrid   
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/nick/code/worm-server/node_modules/wrtc
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node scripts/download-prebuilt.js
npm ERR! response status 404 Not Found on https://node-webrtc.s3.amazonaws.com/wrtc/v0.4.7/Release/darwin-arm64.tar.gz
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.10
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node@19.8.1 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info check checked for "/Users/nick/code/worm-server/node_modules/wrtc/build/Release/wrtc.node" (not found)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp http GET https://node-webrtc.s3.amazonaws.com/wrtc/v0.4.7/Release/darwin-arm64.tar.gz
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://node-webrtc.s3.amazonaws.com/wrtc/v0.4.7/Release/darwin-arm64.tar.gz 
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! install error 
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: response status 404 Not Found on https://node-webrtc.s3.amazonaws.com/wrtc/v0.4.7/Release/darwin-arm64.tar.gz
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at /Users/nick/.nvm/versions/node/v19.8.1/lib/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/install.js:67:15
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.6.0
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/Users/nick/.nvm/versions/node/v19.8.1/bin/node" "/Users/nick/.nvm/versions/node/v19.8.1/bin/node-pre-gyp" "install"
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /Users/nick/code/worm-server/node_modules/wrtc
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v19.8.1
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.10
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/nick/.npm/_logs/2023-03-28T00_28_53_105Z-debug-0.log

I'm guessing this is related to the mac M1 hardware I'm using.

[nichoth]

see #729

[jaqarrick]

+1
@nichoth
I got around this by switching to node v14 😕

[rhyanzlmd]

just install node-pre-gyp in global env

sudo npm install -g node-pre-gyp