loopbackio / loopbackio/loopback-connector-ibmi
install loopback-connector-ibmi under an app (getting-started example) in ubuntu under wsl
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- JavaScript
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Description
# Description/Steps to reproduce
I have succesfully installed the ibmi sql driver. i can succefully sqli to my box. after creating the 'getting-started' application i tried running 'npm install loopback-connector-ibmi' to setup odbc connection. I received this error
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/username/getting-started/node_modules/odbc
npm ERR! command failed
# Link to reproduction sandbox
not sure what you want on this
# Expected result
# Additional information
per the loopback documentation it appears this connection should work in linux (there are linux steps) to connect to ibmi
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Research direction
Start with the reported `npm install loopback-connector-ibmi` failure and the npm error path `/home/username/getting-started/node_modules/odbc`. Compare the installation requirements with the repository's Linux documentation and reproduce the command in Ubuntu under WSL. Done means the connector installs successfully in the getting-started application and can be used for the IBM i connection.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux, node.js
- Domain
- backend, databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100