yarn install better-sqlite3 error

[martineizayaga]

I was unable to get set up.

I ran yarn install --frozen-lockfile and I got an error.

What should I do?

These are my specs:
macOS Catalina
Version 10.15.7
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Processor: 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9

yarn install v1.22.10
[1/6] 🔍  Validating package.json...
[2/6] 🔍  Resolving packages...
[3/6] 🚚  Fetching packages...
[4/6] 🔗  Linking dependencies...
warning " > react-contextmenu@2.11.0" has unmet peer dependency "prop-types@^15.0.0".
warning " > react-sortable-hoc@1.9.1" has unmet peer dependency "prop-types@^15.5.7".
warning " > css-loader@3.2.0" has incorrect peer dependency "webpack@^4.0.0".
warning " > eslint-config-airbnb-typescript-prettier@3.1.0" has incorrect peer dependency "typescript@>=3.3.1 <3.10.0".
warning " > file-loader@4.2.0" has incorrect peer dependency "webpack@^4.0.0".
warning " > grunt-gitinfo@0.1.7" has incorrect peer dependency "grunt@~0.4.5".
warning " > sass-loader@7.2.0" has incorrect peer dependency "webpack@^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0".
warning " > style-loader@1.0.0" has incorrect peer dependency "webpack@^4.0.0".
[5/6] 🔨  Building fresh packages...
[9/36] ⠈ fs-xattr
[15/36] ⠈ electron-chromedriver
[16/36] ⠈ websocket
[13/36] ⠈ sharp
error /Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: npm run build-release
Arguments: 
Directory: /Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3
Output:
> better-sqlite3@7.1.4 build-release
> node-gyp rebuild --release

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@6.1.0
gyp info using node@14.16.0 | darwin | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.9.2 found at "/usr/local/opt/python@3.9/bin/python3.9"
gyp info spawn /usr/local/opt/python@3.9/bin/python3.9
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/Users/martin/Library/Caches/node-gyp/14.16.0/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/martin/Library/Caches/node-gyp/14.16.0',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/martin/Library/Caches/node-gyp/14.16.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp info spawn make
gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
  TOUCH b857c92884e9598d609f6be182a2595df7a8e00f.intermediate
  ACTION deps_sqlite3_gyp_locate_sqlite3_target_extract_sqlite3 b857c92884e9598d609f6be182a2595df7a8e00f.intermediate
/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/deps/extract.js:8
process.on('unhandledRejection', (err) => { throw err; });
                                            ^

Error: TAR_BAD_ARCHIVE: Unrecognized archive format
    at Unpack.warn (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/warn-mixin.js:19:40)
    at Unpack.warn (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/unpack.js:189:18)
    at Unpack.<anonymous> (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:81:14)
    at Unpack.emit (events.js:327:22)
    at Unpack.[emit] (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:285:12)
    at Unpack.[maybeEnd] (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:401:17)
    at Unpack.[consumeChunk] (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:432:21)
    at Unpack.write (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:364:25)
    at Unpack.end (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:477:14)
    at Yallist.<anonymous> (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/node_modules/minipass/index.js:396:18) {
  recoverable: false,
  file: '/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/deps/sqlite3.tar.gz',
  cwd: '/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/obj/gen/sqlite3',
  code: 'TAR_BAD_ARCHIVE',
  tarCode: 'TAR_BAD_ARCHIVE'
}
make: *** [b857c92884e9598d609f6be182a2595df7a8e00f.intermediate] Error 1
rm b857c92884e9598d609f6be182a2595df7a8e00f.intermediate
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:194:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:277:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 19.6.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/.bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" "--release"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3
gyp ERR! node -v v14.16.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v6.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/martin/Documents/dev/Signal-Desktop/node_modules/better-sqlite3
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node-gyp rebuild --release```

[hiqua]

What should I do?

Ask on the forum.

[scottnonnenberg-signal]

In the future, ask on the forum. For now, you need to install git-lfs and then delete your node_modules and yarn cache clean and then reinstall everything with git-lfs support.

[ryancwalsh]

Thanks, @scottnonnenberg-signal . rm -rf node_modules/ && yarn cache clean seemed to get me past this error.

(I'm now getting Module not found: Error: Can't resolve './app/attachments', but that's a separate issue that I'll investigate.)

[feniljariwala82]

In the future, ask on the forum. For now, you need to install git-lfs and then delete your node_modules and yarn cache clean and then reinstall everything with git-lfs support.

macOs Montery
Version 12.4 Beta
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Processor 2.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
This didn't work for me.

[indutny-signal]

@feniljariwala82 could you post your log from yarn install --frozen-lockfile, please?