Can't find the bower executable on windows

[meshelton]

Running on windows generates this error:

[info] Pruning frontendDependencies java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "bower" (in directory "C:\Users\Nathan\Meta\meta\src\main\resources\gui\www"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source) at sbt.SimpleProcessBuilder.run(ProcessImpl.scala:388) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder.run(ProcessImpl.scala:140) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder$$anonfun$runBuffered$1.apply(ProcessImpl.scala:171) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder$$anonfun$runBuffered$1.apply(ProcessImpl.scala:171) at sbt.BufferedLogger.buffer(BufferedLogger.scala:25) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder.runBuffered(ProcessImpl.scala:171) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder.$bang(ProcessImpl.scala:168) at SbtBowerPlugin$$anonfun$pruneTask$1.apply(SbtBowerPlugin.scala:64) at SbtBowerPlugin$$anonfun$pruneTask$1.apply(SbtBowerPlugin.scala:60) at scala.Function1$$anonfun$compose$1.apply(Function1.scala:47) at sbt.$tilde$greater$$anonfun$$u2219$1.apply(TypeFunctions.scala:42) at sbt.std.Transform$$anon$4.work(System.scala:64) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:18) at sbt.Execute.work(Execute.scala:244) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.ConcurrentRestrictions$$anon$4$$anonfun$1.apply(ConcurrentRestrictions.scala:160) at sbt.CompletionService$$anon$2.call(CompletionService.scala:30) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method) at java.lang.ProcessImpl.(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source) at sbt.SimpleProcessBuilder.run(ProcessImpl.scala:388) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder.run(ProcessImpl.scala:140) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder$$anonfun$runBuffered$1.apply(ProcessImpl.scala:171) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder$$anonfun$runBuffered$1.apply(ProcessImpl.scala:171) at sbt.BufferedLogger.buffer(BufferedLogger.scala:25) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder.runBuffered(ProcessImpl.scala:171) at sbt.AbstractProcessBuilder.$bang(ProcessImpl.scala:168) at SbtBowerPlugin$$anonfun$pruneTask$1.apply(SbtBowerPlugin.scala:64) at SbtBowerPlugin$$anonfun$pruneTask$1.apply(SbtBowerPlugin.scala:60) at scala.Function1$$anonfun$compose$1.apply(Function1.scala:47) at sbt.$tilde$greater$$anonfun$$u2219$1.apply(TypeFunctions.scala:42) at sbt.std.Transform$$anon$4.work(System.scala:64) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:18) at sbt.Execute.work(Execute.scala:244) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.Execute$$anonfun$submit$1.apply(Execute.scala:237) at sbt.ConcurrentRestrictions$$anon$4$$anonfun$1.apply(ConcurrentRestrictions.scala:160) at sbt.CompletionService$$anon$2.call(CompletionService.scala:30) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) error java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "bower" (in directory "C:\Users\Nathan\Meta\meta\src\main\resources\gui\www"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified

Using sbt version 13.5.

Looks like a quick and dirty fix would be to have the bower executable location be a setting key.

[mdedetrich]

Sorry for the late response (I didn't get the notification for some reason), but I don't have a windows machine. I might throw a VM to see what is going on

[stefanasseg]

I have the same problem. Would be very cool if this was solved!

[mdedetrich]

I believe you need to add bower to your path for it to work in windows, can you verify that bower is in the windows path?

[gcarravi]

Did this issue get resolved? I am seeing the same even after including bower to the path. thanks in advance

[gcarravi]

Actually I found the fix for this. If you are in windows you need to use:

task bower(type: Exec) { workingDir "${project.projectDir}/src/main/resources/webroot" commandLine "bower.cmd", "install", "--allow-root" }

instead of:

task bower(type: Exec) { workingDir "${project.projectDir}/src/main/resources/webroot" commandLine "bower", "install", "--allow-root" }

hope it helps!