ERROR in Path must be a string. Received undefined

[phra]

hi,

when i launch from a fresh install npm start it gives me that error. see the attachment.

[phra]

any updates?

[tisto]

@phra I can not reproduce the error. Please provide more information about your system, the steps and the error trace (plain text).

[phra]

@tisto just do in an debian/ubuntu machine

npm i && npm start

there is no stacktrace, only that string.

[phra]

have you tried in a debian-like environment?

[tisto]

@phra I work on Ubuntu. Please provide a plain-text trace and a detailed description of your environment. Otherwise I will have to close this bugreport.

[phra]

updating deps seems to fix that error. closing issue.

[aviadhahami]

Having the same issue on windows tho, updated to latest npm (v3.10.7) & node (v6.3.1) yet I still get this error. Any suggestions?

[aviadhahami]

@tisto following your request for @phra, here's my npm-debug.

it seems like that mess starts with

export NODE_ENV=dev && webpack

where Windows (10) returns this 'export' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I am able to run the wepback commands from the termainl (i.e webpack, webpack -p etc) yet I'm hitting the ERROR in Path must be a string. Received undefined message everytime.

[sagg629]

Same error here, Ubuntu 14.04. node -v: v6.2.2 npm -v: 3.9.5 Any updates??

[phra]

just use this -> https://github.com/preboot/angular-webpack

[tisto]

@aviadhahami @padre629 please provide a full description and text error trace and I will look into it.

[sagg629]

@tisto my console say me the following:

npm run build

> webpack-starter-angular@1.0.0 build /home/sergio/public_html/webpack/webpack-starter-angular
> export NODE_ENV=dev && webpack

Hash: 96b8c0e8fa082e6b707b
Version: webpack 1.12.15
Time: 4650ms
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                             bundle.js   5.75 MB       0  [emitted]  main
                            index.html  52 bytes          [emitted]  
    + 80 hidden modules

ERROR in Path must be a string. Received undefined

npm run start

> webpack-starter-angular@1.0.0 start /home/sergio/public_html/webpack/webpack-starter-angular
> webpack-dev-server --inline --port 3000 --content-base dist/

 http://localhost:3000/
webpack result is served from /
content is served from /home/sergio/public_html/webpack/webpack-starter-angular/dist
Hash: a6c5562a03ddc4c9df09
Version: webpack 1.13.2
Time: 5150ms
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  89889688147bd7575d6327160d64e760.svg    109 kB          [emitted]  
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                            index.html  52 bytes          [emitted]  
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ERROR in Path must be a string. Received undefined
webpack: bundle is now VALID.

Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Hope this helps.

[Jnxulia]

I have changed the version of node in my case

[jithureddy]

We can find solution here. I was getting same issue and this is fixed now. https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/3242

[phra]

just use the angular-cli for new projects..