Error when running "npm install ."

[larsenglund]

So, since my attempts to get this running on windows went unanswered I set up an Ubuntu box and did as the README suggested (git clone and then npm install .). But I get this error:

> node-gyp rebuild

make: Entering directory `/home/lars/node_rrd/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/rrd_bindings/src/node_rrd_create.o
../src/node_rrd_create.cc: In function ‘v8::Handle<v8::Value> node_rrd::create(const v8::Arguments&)’:
../src/node_rrd_create.cc:76:79: error: invalid conversion from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*) {aka void (*)(uv_work_s*)}’ to ‘uv_after_work_cb {aka void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)}’ [-fpermissive]
In file included from /home/lars/.node-gyp/0.10.18/src/node.h:61:0,
                 from ../src/node_rrd.h:28,
                 from ../src/node_rrd_create.cc:27:
/home/lars/.node-gyp/0.10.18/deps/uv/include/uv.h:1432:15: error:   initializing argument 4 of ‘int uv_queue_work(uv_loop_t*, uv_work_t*, uv_work_cb, uv_after_work_cb)’ [-fpermissive]
make: *** [Release/obj.target/rrd_bindings/src/node_rrd_create.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory `/home/lars/node_rrd/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:267:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:789:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.8.0-30-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/lars/node_rrd
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.18
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.9
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm ERR! weird error 1
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Looks like an error in your code?

[Orion98MC]

So, it seems to me they may have changed few things to UV without telling me first :) Which version of ubuntu are you dealing with? Tell you what, I have to setup a new server this week with Ubuntu 13.04 and node 0.10.18. So I will likely hit the same issue if ever. I will then create a new branch on node_rrd where I will patch the module to be in sync with the new uv API changes.

[larsenglund]

Yeah, I actually fixed that when compiling for windows but when I ran into it again under linux, expecting a butter smooth installation and not knowing if there would be more hurdles waiting behind the first, I thought I'd better raise an issue for it. I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 and node 0.10.18. Is there any way I could sweet talk you into publishing this to the npm registry as a public module? It's so nice just to be able to write "rrdtool" : "latest" in the package.json and have it install with all other dependencies with a simple "node install". There are already two other modules in the npm registry that provide an interface to the rrdtool binary (https://npmjs.org/package/rrd and https://npmjs.org/package/node-rrdtool) but your solution seems more efficient and beautiful! (and documented!) :)

[Orion98MC]

Sure, I'm planning on releasing it to npm but I need to settle down the API which is not optimal at this point. I'm open to any suggestions. Also I had a hard time working with node-gyp and I'm fearing the next confrontation ;) Anyways, I'll keep you updated on the uv fix (likely, later this week).

[Orion98MC]

Ok Larse, now you should be able to pull master and compile the module like a charm.

[larsenglund]

Hi, thanks for the quick fix! I found out that npm supports github urls in the package.json dependencies so I happily added

"rrd": "https://github.com/Orion98MC/node_rrd.git"

but I get this error when running "npm install"

npm http 200 https://github.com/Orion98MC/node_rrd.git
npm ERR! not a package /home/lars/tmp/npm-21591-SZpa3MkK/1379271961858-0.45833545620553195/tmp.tgz
npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, open '/home/lars/tmp/npm-21591-SZpa3MkK/1379271961858-0.45833545620553195/package/package.json'
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <npm-@googlegroups.com>

npm ERR! System Linux 3.8.0-30-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /home/lars/huset/nodejs
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.18
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.8
npm ERR! path /home/lars/tmp/npm-21591-SZpa3MkK/1379271961858-0.45833545620553195/package/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno 34

Any idea what is going on here? I looked in the folder /home/lars/tmp/npm-21591-SZpa3MkK/1379271961858-0.45833545620553195/package/ and the only thing there is a file called index.js that contains the html-code for https://github.com/Orion98MC/node_rrd

[larsenglund]

Nevermind, I just missed that the github url had to start with git:// instead of https:// - problem solved!