problem with installing on debian jessie / RPi2

[jgantenberg]

when installing cul dependency the serialport lib will be translated. I get compile errors with serialport module 1.4.10:

`> serialport@1.7.4 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

make: Entering directory '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/serialport/src/serialport.o
In file included from ../src/serialport.h:5:0,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:3:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:261:25: error: redefinition of ‘template<class T> v8::Local<T> _NanEnsureLocal(v8::Local<T>)’
 NAN_INLINE v8::Local<T> _NanEnsureLocal(v8::Local<T> val) {
                         ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:256:25: note: ‘template<class T> v8::Local<T> _NanEnsureLocal(v8::Handle<T>)’ previously declared here
 NAN_INLINE v8::Local<T> _NanEnsureLocal(v8::Handle<T> val) {
                         ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:661:13: error: ‘node::smalloc’ has not been declared
     , node::smalloc::FreeCallback callback
             ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:661:35: error: expected ‘,’ or ‘...’ before ‘callback’
     , node::smalloc::FreeCallback callback
                                   ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘v8::Local<v8::Object> NanNewBufferHandle(char*, size_t, int)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:665:50: error: ‘callback’ was not declared in this scope
         v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), data, length, callback, hint);
                                                  ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:665:60: error: ‘hint’ was not declared in this scope
         v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), data, length, callback, hint);
                                                            ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘v8::Local<v8::Object> NanNewBufferHandle(const char*, uint32_t)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:672:67: error: call of overloaded ‘New(v8::Isolate*, const char*&, uint32_t&)’ is ambiguous
     return node::Buffer::New(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), data, size);
                                                                   ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:672:67: note: candidates are:
In file included from ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:25:0,
                 from ../src/serialport.h:5,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:3:
/root/.node-gyp/4.2.1/include/node/node_buffer.h:31:40: note: v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> node::Buffer::New(v8::Isolate*, v8::Local<v8::String>, node::encoding) <near match>
 NODE_EXTERN v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> New(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                        ^
/root/.node-gyp/4.2.1/include/node/node_buffer.h:31:40: note:   no known conversion for argument 3 from ‘uint32_t {aka unsigned int}’ to ‘node::encoding’
/root/.node-gyp/4.2.1/include/node/node_buffer.h:43:40: note: v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> node::Buffer::New(v8::Isolate*, char*, size_t) <near match>
 NODE_EXTERN v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> New(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                        ^
/root/.node-gyp/4.2.1/include/node/node_buffer.h:43:40: note:   no known conversion for argument 2 from ‘const char*’ to ‘char*’
In file included from ../src/serialport.h:5:0,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:3:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘v8::Local<v8::Object> NanNewBufferHandle(uint32_t)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:676:61: error: could not convert ‘node::Buffer::New(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), size)’ from ‘v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object>’ to ‘v8::Local<v8::Object>’
     return node::Buffer::New(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), size);
                                                             ^
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘v8::Local<v8::Object> NanBufferUse(char*, uint32_t)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:683:12: error: ‘Use’ is not a member of ‘node::Buffer’
     return node::Buffer::Use(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(), data, size);
            ^
serialport.target.mk:90: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/serialport/src/serialport.o' failed
make: *** [Release/obj.target/serialport/src/serialport.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:270:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.18.0-trunk-rpi2
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/serialport/v1.7.4/Release/node-v46-linux-arm/serialport.node" "--module_name=serialport" "--module_path=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/serialport/v1.7.4/Release/node-v46-linux-arm"
gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport
gyp ERR! node -v v4.2.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/serialport/v1.7.4/Release/node-v46-linux-arm/serialport.node --module_name=serialport --module_path=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/serialport/v1.7.4/Release/node-v46-linux-arm' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:818:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:211:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 3.18.0-trunk-rpi2
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v4.2.1
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.7
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute '/usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/serialport/v1.7.4/Release/node-v46-linux-arm/serialport.node --module_name=serialport --module_path=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/serialport/build/serialport/v1.7.4/Release/node-v46-linux-arm' (1)
npm ERR! Linux 3.18.0-trunk-rpi2
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "--unsafe-perm" "serialport@1.7.4"
npm ERR! node v4.2.1
npm ERR! npm  v2.14.7
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! serialport@1.7.4 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the serialport@1.7.4 install script 'node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the serialport package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls serialport
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /root/npm-debug.log
`

[hobbyquaker]

I updated the serialport dependency in v0.2.0 Could you check if it works for you now?

[jgantenberg]

thanks, I will test soon, this evening hopefully. btw, is it much work to also send messages to cul stick? As far as I understood at the moment only incoming messages will be treated.

[hobbyquaker]

No, you can also send messages to cul. For raw messages you can use the write method, for pre-defined commands (only fs20 implemented until now) there is also a method cmd. Take a look at the readme :)

[jgantenberg]

sorry for mixing things ... tried to install cul2mqtt and stumbled over failed dependency cul/serialport. So my question targeted cul2mqtt ...

[hobbyquaker]

Ah, ok, I see. You're right, cul2mqtt supports only receiving. But I would be happy to receive Pull Requests :-) Just updated cul2mqtt dependencies also.

[hobbyquaker]

Akentner did already some work on sending messages: https://github.com/akentner/cul2mqtt But I don't know if he is still engaged in this, until now he didn't send a Pull Request.

[jgantenberg]

after updating my environment according to https://www.npmjs.com/package/serialport#raspberry-pi-linux I was able to install and run cul and cul2mqtt, although I didn't receive any messages yet ... so I will try to work on akentners fork and see whether I'm able to send messages. Thanks alot for your help

[hobbyquaker]

what are you trying to receive? cul2mqtt brings the cul in the "SlowRF" mode, this is only suitable for FS20/EM/HMS

[jgantenberg]

And for intertechno although it is not interpreted. I think of coding it.

[hobbyquaker]

ok 👍

[jgantenberg]

unfortunately I don't get serialport installed. I tried different scenarios and upgraded my node.js to 6.7 and npm to 3.10.3. npm ls -g shows me the following /usr/local/node/lib ├─┬ cul@0.2.1 │ └─┬ serialport@4.0.1 │ ├── bindings@1.2.1 │ ├─┬ commander@2.9.0 │ │ └── graceful-readlink@1.0.1 │ ├─┬ debug@2.2.0 │ │ └── ms@0.7.1 │ ├── es6-promise@3.3.1 │ ├── nan@2.4.0 │ ├─┬ node-pre-gyp@0.6.29 │ │ ├─┬ mkdirp@0.5.1 │ │ │ └── minimist@0.0.8 │ but if I want to start my own cul2mqtt via node index.js I alway get the following: `module.js:457 throw err; ^

Error: Cannot find module 'cul' at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:455:15) at Function.Module._load (module.js:403:25) at Module.require (module.js:483:17) at require (internal/module.js:20:19) at Object. (/home/jojo/nodejs/cul2mqtt/index.js:2:11) at Module._compile (module.js:556:32) ...` what am I missing? Or is it a general misunderstanding?

Cheers

sorry, forget my post. I mangled my node installation....