NPM ERROR

[apricat]

Hi, I'm having issues with the npm configuration...

gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:350:16)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:96:17)
gyp ERR! stack at Process._handle.onexit (child_process.js:678:10)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 12.2.0
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/Clobot/noduino/node_modules/serialport
gyp ERR! node -v v0.8.12
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.7.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! [email protected] install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! sh "-c" "node-gyp rebuild" failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the serialport package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls serialport
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Darwin 12.2.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/Clobot/noduino
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.12
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.63
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
[ws v0.4.22] Native code compile failed (but the module will still work):
[ws v0.4.22] The native extensions are faster, but not required.
[ws v0.4.22] On Windows, native extensions require Visual Studio and Python.
[ws v0.4.22] On Unix, native extensions require Python, make and a C++ compiler.
[ws v0.4.22] Start npm with --ws:verbose to show compilation output (if any).
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/Clobot/noduino/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

/----------------------
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the serialport package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
/----------------------

Any fix?
Thank you!

[borntodive]

Same error here on windows and MacOs X.....Did some one fixed it?

Thankssss

[sbstjn]

Seems to be a problem with installign node-serialport:

npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the serialport package,

[glidej]

I had this issue and found out I didn't have GCC installed. I installed GCC [separately](https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?=Command Line Tools %28OS X Mountain Lion%29) to avoid having to download the whole Xcode package and I was able to install successfully afterwards.

[carlituxman]

install xcode comand line tools

Preferences... > Downloads > Command Line Tools

[bengarvey]

@carlituxman perfect. Thanks, that worked in OSX.

[kluplau]

Do we have a fix for Windows users? I am on Windows 8.1 Pro, and faces the exact same issue.

[glidej]

@BlueBlau I'm not familiar with the Windows environment, but it appears this issue stems from not having GCC installed. A quick google for "windows gcc" reveals this project. I would give that a try.

[kluplau]

Thanks.

The mentioned issue resolved itself when I installed Python. But then I had trouble making the command "python" global. I still haven't found a solution to this, so I am on the verge of quitting.