[BUG] npm error Exit handler never called!

[IceTDrinker]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

crash without clear error log in CI stdout

source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && \
nvm use node && \
make -C tfhe/web_wasm_parallel_tests bench-ci
Now using node v22.5.0 (npm v10.8.2)
make[1]: Entering directory '/root/actions-runner/_work/tfhe-rs/tfhe-rs/tfhe/web_wasm_parallel_tests'
npm install
npm warn deprecated inflight@1.0.6: This module is not supported, and leaks memory. Do not use it. Check out lru-cache if you want a good and tested way to coalesce async requests by a key value, which is much more comprehensive and powerful.
npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Glob versions prior to v9 are no longer supported
npm error Exit handler never called!
npm error This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm error   <https://github.com/npm/cli/issues>
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/ubuntu/.npm/_logs/2024-07-17T16_27_29_374Z-debug-0.log
npm run build
> tfhe-wasm-par@1.0.0 build
> cp -r ../../tfhe/pkg ./ && webpack build ./index.js --mode production -o dist --output-filename index.js && cp index.html dist/ && cp favicon.ico dist/
sh: 1: webpack: not found
make[1]: *** [Makefile:8: run_server] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory '/root/actions-runner/_work/tfhe-rs/tfhe-rs/tfhe/web_wasm_parallel_tests'
make: *** [Makefile:991: bench_web_js_api_parallel_ci] Error 2

Expected Behavior

no crash

Steps To Reproduce

1. Ubuntu 22.04 git clone git@github.com:zama-ai/tfhe-rs.git
2. make install_node
   make bench_web_js_api_parallel_ci

see error

Environment

• npm: npm v10.8.2
• Node.js: node v22.5.0
• OS Name: Ubuntu 22.04
• npm config: default

[ljharb]

Seems like a duplicate of #7657.

[IceTDrinker]

Seems like a duplicate of #7657.

Technically given sequence number it’s 7657 that duplicates this one I guess

[IceTDrinker]

Though 7657 looks like a better report, npm is a side tool for us, so they will likely have better info than us on this issue

[nfriedly]

Possibly related: nodejs/node#53902

[wraithgar]

#7657

[dylviz]

Same issue. Seems to have started yesterday for me. Updating versions and updating multiple things and trying anything. Nothing has worked so far.

[Radiergummi]

Our build started randomly failing with this error, since the install somehow aborts prematurely and the node_modules/.bin folder is suddenly missing. What is happening here?

[IceTDrinker]

@Radiergummi #7657 is used as the issue of record as it's more detailed