Failed to build definition file while running npm install command

[realabbas]

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60 verbose stack Error: command failed
60 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/apple/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/index.js:64:27)
60 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:527:28)
60 verbose stack     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1092:16)
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61 verbose pkgid bifold-main@0.0.1
62 verbose cwd /Users/apple/Desktop/aries-mobile-agent-react-native
63 verbose Darwin 21.4.0
64 verbose argv "/Users/apple/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/node" "/Users/apple/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/npm" "i"
65 verbose node v16.15.0
66 verbose npm  v8.5.5
67 error code 1
68 error path /Users/apple/Desktop/aries-mobile-agent-react-native
69 error command failed
70 error command sh -c run-s ci:all build:all
71 verbose exit 1
72 timing npm Completed in 59417ms
73 verbose code 1
74 error A complete log of this run can be found in:
74 error     /Users/apple/.npm/_logs/2022-09-12T10_02_19_891Z-debug-0.log

Found 242 errors.

✖ Failed to build definition files.
bob build

build files for publishing

Options:
  --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]
  --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]

Error: Failed to build definition files.
    at build (/Users/apple/Desktop/aries-mobile-agent-react-native/core/node_modules/react-native-builder-bob/lib/targets/typescript.js:112:11)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
    at async Object.handler (/Users/apple/Desktop/aries-mobile-agent-react-native/core/node_modules/react-native-builder-bob/lib/index.js:379:9)
ERROR: "build:core" exited with 1.
ERROR: "build:all" exited with 1.
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/apple/Desktop/aries-mobile-agent-react-native
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c run-s ci:all build:all

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:

Node Version : 16.15.0 Npm Version : 8.5.5 Operating System: Mac Chip: Intel Core i9

[realabbas]

But I tested on Apple Mac Air (M1), it runs fine on this machine. So what could be the probable reason ?

[JamesKEbert]

I've often run into issues when installing in the root directory, so I often will do npm install in the ./core directory followed by npm install in the ./app directory. Could be worth a shot?

[realabbas]

I've often run into issues when installing in the root directory, so I often will do npm install in the ./core directory followed by npm install in the ./app directory. Could be worth a shot?

Oh okay, I'll try this and post the outcome here

[realabbas]

Yeah this approach works. Thanks @JamesKEbert for the help!

Installing separately

cd core
npm install

cd app
npm install