better-sqlite3 won't install

[matar3]

Discussed in https://github.com/PKM-er/obsidian-zotlit/discussions/320

^{Originally posted by **lyndondrake** March 12, 2024} I've installed the ZotLit plugin from the Community Plugins repository. When I try to enable it, I get the message about installing sqlite. The auto install doesn't work, and when I download it and select the downloaded file, there is no additional message but when I restart the plugin I get the same message. Any ideas on how to get it working?

[aidenlx]

Could you provide the url that return 404 not found?

[matar3]

Could you provide the url that return 404 not found?

When trying manual installation we can download the file win32-x64-119.node.gz, but then when trying to "select" the gz file or the .node file (i tried both) it doesn't do anything, it doesn't install it. I used the url given by zotlit, and for reference i report you the link here: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/467723243/1167d681-2cfc-45ad-a0a4-ef1575d27ea4?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAVCODYLSA53PQK4ZA%2F20240402%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240402T152251Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=a85cd9eec312eadb9350edc989bac25ad067cef4f42ee7bbb149325ca7f397bf&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&actor_id=31188460&key_id=0&repo_id=467723243&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dwin32-x64-119.node.gz&response-content-type=application%2Foctet-stream

[aidenlx]

have you update to latest zotlit? please provide output from command "show debug info"

[matar3]

have you update to latest zotlit? please provide output from command "show debug info"

I installed zotlit few days ago, and it is latest version (even tried to uninstall and reinstall it). Being not able to enable it, it is not in the debug info (it is installed but not enabled, so it is not listed in the enabled plugins). I can show you a snapshot of obsidian settings of zotlit to show you the version:

if you also want the debug info, here it is (but consider that it doesn't contain zotlit): SYSTEM INFO: Obsidian version: v1.5.12 Installer version: v1.5.11 Operating system: Windows 10 Home 10.0.19045 Login status: logged in Catalyst license: none Insider build toggle: off Live preview: on Base theme: light Community theme: none Snippets enabled: 0 Restricted mode: off Plugins installed: 30 Plugins enabled: 28 1: Dataview v0.5.66 2: DB Folder v3.5.1 3: Calendar v1.5.10 4: Omnisearch v1.21.1 5: Canvas Mindmap v0.1.9 6: Annotator v0.2.11 7: Book Search v0.6.3 8: Frontmatter Tag Suggest v0.4.1 9: Auto Classifier v1.1.2 10: Periodic Notes v0.0.17 11: Wikipedia v1.0.3 12: Quick Links v0.2.2 13: ZettelFlow v2.3.1 14: Zettelkasten Outliner v1.0.2 15: Zotero Integration v3.1.7 16: Update time on edit v2.4.0 17: Excalidraw v2.0.25 18: Templater v2.2.3 19: Smart Connections v2.0.138 20: Admonition v10.2.0 21: Local GPT v1.7.0 22: Advanced URI v1.40.0 23: Local Images Plus v0.15.9 24: Omnivore v1.9.4 25: Link Archive v0.2.0 26: Copilot v2.5.2 27: Alias Management v0.0.1 28: Citations v0.4.5

RECOMMENDATIONS: Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.

[aidenlx]

could you check the console output when installing the plugin?

If you would like to access developer tools, you can find it in the menu bar (View > Toggle Developer Tools) or use the hotkey (cmd+ option + i on Mac and ctrl + shift + i for Windows).

[matar3]

Ok, i'm attaching a few screenshots of the console. Consider that when installing the plugin no error is shown, but when enabling it the errors appear.

Feel free to contact me for any doubt

[matar3]

Any news? I'm looking forward to using your plugin...

[calmwaves111]

hello, maybe this is helpful, https://github.com/PKM-er/obsidian-zotlit/issues/225#issuecomment-1809712690

[matar3]

@calmwaves111 Thank you very much for your help, but following the given instructions i didn't solve my issue. I tried first disabling and then completely disinstalling the plugin "Local image plus", and i remembered to delete the file "C:\Users{{username}}\AppData\Roaming\obsidian\better-sqlite3-8.0.1-mod.1.node" but i still get this error when enabling Zotlit it doesn't install better-sqlite3. These are the errors i get when enabling Zotlit:

If it can't be of help, i tell you that i saw that the file "C:\Users{{username}}\AppData\Roaming\obsidian\better-sqlite3-8.0.1-mod.1.node" is an empty file of 0 kb with nothing in it.

P.S. NOW I MADE IT !! I'm still figuring out which the real problem was, but what i tried to do now is:

• i closed and reopened obsidian after deleting the file C:\Users{{username}}\AppData\Roaming\obsidian\better-sqlite3-8.0.1-mod.1.node
• i disabled some other plugin before reinstalling and enabling zotlit (if it can be of help to someone, i guess it might have been Omnisearch or SmartConnections plugin the ones that were using the file "C:\Users{{username}}\AppData\Roaming\obsidian\better-sqlite3-8.0.1-mod.1.node"; however, i also disabled wikipedia plugin, quick links plugin, zettelflow plugin, zotero integration plugin, zetterlkasten outliner plugin, Image toolkit plugin, and Image Context menu plugin.

[calmwaves111]

Yes, I'm sure the reason is a conflict with other plugins, and after my many rounds of troubleshooting, I found that local image plus is in my eye

Of course, disabling all other plugins is a simpler solution

At the same time, in order to avoid a lot of unnecessary bugs, it is useful to close and restart the OB after every step