npm installation failing on Raspberry Pi 3.

[sanket-mindstix]

I am trying to install npm install on raspberry pi model 3 version but it is failing at my end.

Following are the specifications, node- v4.4.5 npm- 2.15.5 SWIG Version 3.0.10.

Following error message received

pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install /home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx cmake-js compile

info TOOL Using Unix Makefiles generator. info TOOL Using c++11 compiler standard. info DIST Downloading distribution files. ERR! OMG EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/root/.cmake-js/node-arm/v4.4.5' ERR! OMG EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/root/.cmake-js/node-arm/v4.4.5' npm ERR! Linux 4.1.19-v7+ npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "pocketsphinx" npm ERR! node v4.4.5 npm ERR! npm v2.15.5 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install: cmake-js compile npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install script 'cmake-js compile'. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the pocketsphinx package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! cmake-js compile npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs pocketsphinx npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm ERR! npm owner ls pocketsphinx npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/pi/node-pocket/npm-debug.log

[nshmyrev]

Install software as a user, not as root.

[sanket-mindstix]

Still getting error when I try to install it using normal user,

Following error message received,

pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install /home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx cmake-js compile

info TOOL Using Unix Makefiles generator. info TOOL Using c++11 compiler standard. info CMD CONFIGURE info RUN cmake "/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx" --no-warn-unused-cli -G"Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_JS_VERSION="3.2.1" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY="/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx/build/Release" -DCMAKE_JS_INC="/home/pi/.cmake-js/node-arm/v4.4.5/include/node" -DNODE_RUNTIME="node" -DNODE_RUNTIMEVERSION="4.4.5" -DNODE_ARCH="arm" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" Not searching for unused variables given on the command line. -- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required): CMake 3.1 or higher is required. You are running version 3.0.2

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! See also "/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log". info REP Build has been failed, trying to do a full rebuild. info CMD CLEAN info RUN cmake -E remove_directory "/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx/build" info CMD CONFIGURE info RUN cmake "/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx" --no-warn-unused-cli -G"Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_JS_VERSION="3.2.1" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY="/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx/build/Release" -DCMAKE_JS_INC="/home/pi/.cmake-js/node-arm/v4.4.5/include/node" -DNODE_RUNTIME="node" -DNODE_RUNTIMEVERSION="4.4.5" -DNODE_ARCH="arm" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" Not searching for unused variables given on the command line. -- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required): CMake 3.1 or higher is required. You are running version 3.0.2

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! See also "/home/pi/node-pocket/node_modules/pocketsphinx/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log". ERR! OMG Process terminated: 1 npm ERR! Linux 4.1.19-v7+ npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "pocketsphinx" npm ERR! node v4.4.5 npm ERR! npm v2.15.5 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install: cmake-js compile npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install script 'cmake-js compile'. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the pocketsphinx package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! cmake-js compile npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs pocketsphinx npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm ERR! npm owner ls pocketsphinx npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/pi/node-pocket/npm-debug.log

[nshmyrev]

CMake 3.1 or higher is required. You are running version 3.0.2

[berzhok]

i try to install on debian

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! ERR! OMG Process terminated: 1 npm ERR! Linux 2.6.32-042stab116.2 npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "pocketsphinx" npm ERR! node v7.10.0 npm ERR! npm v4.2.0 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1

npm ERR! pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install: cmake-js compile npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the pocketsphinx@5.0.7 install script 'cmake-js compile'. npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the pocketsphinx package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! cmake-js compile npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs pocketsphinx npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls pocketsphinx npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2017-05-18T12_28_41_619Z-debug.log

[nshmyrev]

@berzhok this issue is already closed, you have to report a new one. You also need to include debug log like the message suggests.