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vscode-java doesn't build on Mac with Node 14
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Description
Using the same node 14.19.1 as Jenkins, the project fails to build on my Mac.
❯ node --version
v14.19.1
❯ npm ci
npm WARN prepare removing existing node_modules/ before installation
> fsevents@1.2.13 install /Users/fbricon/Dev/projects/vscode-java/node_modules/glob-watcher/node_modules/fsevents
> node install.js
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:905
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module 'nan'
Require stack:
- /Users/fbricon/Dev/projects/vscode-java/node_modules/glob-watcher/node_modules/fsevents/[eval]
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:902:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:746:27)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:974:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:101:18)
at [eval]:1:1
at Script.runInThisContext (vm.js:134:12)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:310:38)
at internal/process/execution.js:81:19
at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
at evalScript (internal/process/execution.js:80:60) {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: [
'/Users/fbricon/Dev/projects/vscode-java/node_modules/glob-watcher/node_modules/fsevents/[eval]'
]
}
gyp: Call to 'node -e "require('nan')"' returned exit status 1 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/Users/fbricon/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:351:16)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:400:28)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:282:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.6.0
gyp ERR! command "/Users/fbricon/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/bin/node" "/Users/fbricon/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/fbricon/Dev/projects/vscode-java/node_modules/glob-watcher/node_modules/fsevents
gyp ERR! node -v v14.19.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok
added 875 packages in 13.275s
It builds when I start using Node 16
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Reproduce the failure on macOS with Node 14.19.1 using npm ci, then inspect the fsevents installation error involving the missing nan module. Done means the project installs and builds successfully with the Node version used by Jenkins.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100