npm problem?

[jotjot]

Hi!
I am trying to run Fiduswriter using docker with the image latest-stable (I have tries several others with similar results) but it always fails. I have tried running on a Synology with the lastes version of DSM and on MacOS.

Any suggestion?

Thank you.

This is the error log:
*** Running as user fiduswriter ...
*** Starting server ...
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: WARNING: This project has been renamed to @vivliostyle/print. Install using @vivliostyle/print instead.
npm ERR! Linux 4.19.121-linuxkit
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v8.10.0
npm ERR! npm v3.5.2
npm ERR! code EMISSINGARG

npm ERR! typeerror Error: Missing required argument #1
npm ERR! typeerror at andLogAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:31:3)
npm ERR! typeerror at fetchPackageMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:51:22)
npm ERR! typeerror at resolveWithNewModule (/usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:456:12)
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:457:7
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:37:12
npm ERR! typeerror at addRequestedAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:82:5)
npm ERR! typeerror at returnAndAddMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:117:7)
npm ERR! typeerror at pickVersionFromRegistryDocument (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:134:20)
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
npm ERR! typeerror This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR! typeerror http://github.com/npm/npm/issues

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /fiduswriter/npm-debug.log
cp: cannot stat 'node_modules/katex/dist/katex.min.css': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat 'node_modules/katex/dist/fonts': No such file or directory
Bundling KaTeX
Transpiling...
Transpiling app.mjs.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 28, in
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 381, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 375, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 316, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 353, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/fiduswriter/base/management/commands/runserver.py", line 39, in handle
self.inner_run(*args, **options)
File "/fiduswriter/base/management/commands/runserver.py", line 44, in inner_run
call_command("transpile")
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 148, in call_command
return command.execute(*args, **defaults)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 353, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/npm_mjs/management/commands/transpile.py", line 248, in handle
"--cachefile", cachefile
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 356, in check_output
**kwargs).stdout
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 423, in run
with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 729, in init
restore_signals, start_new_session)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 1364, in _execute_child
raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/fiduswriter/node_modules/.bin/browserifyinc': '/fiduswriter/node_modules/.bin/browserifyinc'

[jonnymauser76]

Hi there,
same issue over here. tried with latest and latest stable

*** Running as user fiduswriter ...
*** Starting server ...
Transpiling...
Transpiling admin_console.mjs.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 28, in
execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 381, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 375, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 316, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 353, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/fiduswriter/base/management/commands/runserver.py", line 39, in handle
self.inner_run(*args, **options)
File "/fiduswriter/base/management/commands/runserver.py", line 44, in inner_run
call_command("transpile")
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/init.py", line 148, in call_command
return command.execute(*args, **defaults)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 353, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
File "/home/fiduswriter/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/npm_mjs/management/commands/transpile.py", line 248, in handle
"--cachefile", cachefile
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 356, in check_output
**kwargs).stdout
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 423, in run
with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 729, in init
restore_signals, start_new_session)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 1364, in _execute_child
raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/fiduswriter/node_modules/.bin/browserifyinc': '/fiduswriter/node_modules/.bin/browserifyinc'

[jonnymauser76]

Hi again,
setting transpiling to False in configurations.py actually helped in my case. Seems to work now.

[jotjot]

Thank you!

[almereyda]

As transpilation actively helps reducing the size of the assets that are served to the users, it is not encouraged to disable it for production instances.

Following on with fiduswriter/fiduswriter#1097 it turned out that updating the base image to a more recent Ubuntu helped resolving that issue. Please see #10 for an Ubuntu 20.04 based Fidus Writer container. Eventually that helps to resolve your issue, too?

[jonnymauser76]

Thanks, actually it did.