[Bug] Unable to download node on Mac with ARM chips

[shiveenp]

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Hi,

To start off, thanks for the great plugin!

What I am trying to do:

I am trying to build my frontend using the latest version of the plugin on JDK11+. Here's my config in build.gradle.kts:

plugins {
    id("org.siouan.frontend-jdk11") version "6.0.0"
}

frontend {
    nodeVersion.set("14.17.3")
    assembleScript.set("run build")
}

Expected results: Node is installed and can build the project.
Actual results: installNode task throws an exception when downloading node for Mac M1x.

> Task :frontend:installNode FAILED
Caching disabled for task ':frontend:installNode' because:
  Build cache is disabled
Task ':frontend:installNode' is not up-to-date because:
  Task has failed previously.
Not watching anything anymore
Watching 0 directory hierarchies to track changes
[installNode] Removing install directory '/Users/shiveenpandita/dev/Taggit/frontend/node'
[installNode] Downloading distribution at 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.17.3/node-v14.17.3-darwin-arm64.tar.gz'
[installNode] Downloading resource at 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.17.3/node-v14.17.3-darwin-arm64.tar.gz' (proxy: DIRECT)
Watching 1 directory hierarchies to track changes
:frontend:installNode (Thread[Execution worker for ':',5,main]) completed. Took 0.081 secs.

Environment

• OS: Mac OS Monterey
• JDK: AdoptOpen Temurin JDK 17
• Gradle: Gradle 7.3
• Frontend Gradle plugin: 6.0.0 JDK11

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I saw this issue #165 which implies that the problem is fixed but following the commits I could only see it fixed inside the JDK8 build.

[shiveenp]

For now I have fixed by adding
nodeDistributionUrlPathPattern.set("vVERSION/node-vVERSION-darwin-x64.TYPE") in the frontend config.

[v1nc3n4]

Hi,

Thank you for posting this issue and providing detailed info.
However, the problem still appears to me ambiguous:

What I am trying to do:

I am trying to build my frontend using the latest version of the plugin on JDK11+. Here's my config in build.gradle.kts:

plugins {
id("org.siouan.frontend-jdk11") version "6.0.0"
}

frontend {
nodeVersion.set("14.17.3")
assembleScript.set("run build")
}

Expected results: Node is installed and can build the project.
Actual results: installNode task throws an exception when downloading node for Mac M1x.

You did not paste the exception you are talking about. The log output you provided shows a successful downloading of a Node distribution.
Can you provide the exact exception you saw with this simple configuration?

Thank you for your help!
BR

[v1nc3n4]

Hi @shiveenp,
Can you provide the initial exception you encoutered before hard-coding the path pattern?
Thank you very much for your help!
BR

[v1nc3n4]

Hi @shiveenp,

In the next days, I'd like to fix the issue you encountered, but for this, I need the exact exception you were talking about in your first message:

Expected results: Node is installed and can build the project.
Actual results: installNode task throws an exception when downloading node for Mac M1x.

I guess the exception is named UnsupportedPlatformException. But I need the whole message, as mentioned in the FAQ.

Thanks again for your help!
BR

[bric3]

FYI on version 6.0.0, on an Apple M1 laptop node is correctly installed without special configurations.

$ file excalidraw-assets/build/node/bin/node
excalidraw-assets/build/node/bin/node: Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64

I'm using node 20.9.0, however node 14.17.3 releases did not have yet ARM64 builds for macOs at that time.

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v14.17.3