How do I install this? Error when installing.

[macguyincali]

When installing it gives this error. Disclosure: I am not a developer, but it seems that I'm missing some files that I need to install via Terminal? Error messages below.

xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun gyp ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 1 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:194:23) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:527:28) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:291:12) gyp ERR! System Darwin 22.2.0 gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-aranet4/node_modules/@abandonware/noble gyp ERR! node -v v16.16.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v9.0.0 gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! code 1 npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-aranet4/node_modules/@abandonware/noble npm ERR! command failed npm ERR! command sh -c node-gyp-build

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/xxxxxxxxxxxxx/.npm/_logs/2022-12-20T22_42_50_502Z-debug-0.log

[quentinms]

I think you need to install XCode.

xcode-select --install

(warning, it's a big file, make sure you have a good internet connection)

[macguyincali]

Ah, ok. That's a big install. Will take a look. Thanks!

[macguyincali]

OK. Xcode is installed and I was able to install Aranet. However, I'm getting that Bluetooth permission error. I went to Privacy and Security and there is no Node option. I also can't find an app named Node to allow me to add a permission. Is there something I need to do differently? Thanks for your hard work on this plug in!

[quentinms]

I'm not on the latest version of macOS so I can't try.

@finestructure how did you fix this for yourself? Did you locate node with a terminal command (e.g. which node) or is there a more user-friendly way to do it?

[finestructure]

Yes, so you find out where node is installed via which node and then the easiest is probably to run open <node's parent directory> to open the containing folder in Finder and drag the node binary into the list as a new entry.

I.e. say which node gives /opt/homebrew/bin/node then you run open /opt/homebrew/bin and find node in the Finder window that opens.

Hope that helps!

[macguyincali]

That is more or less what I ended up doing. After some Googling of "Node.js and bluetooth permissions, I found out that it's an invisible file you can find at /usr/local/bin/node). I was able to reach the Node file by using Go To Folder in Finder. When I went to Permissions for Bluetooth, I added Node as an application and voila, permission granted. Might not hurt to include instructions on how to do that for the less tech savvy folks out there (myself included). e.g. a) Click on Go to Folder in Finder b) enter /usr/local/bin/node c) Go to Privacy and Security, Select Bluetooth, d) press (+) button e) drag the Node file into the window and select enter. Voila.

Thanks again for this excellent plug-in and am always in awe of the amazing programmers and coders who make these plugins a reality. The skills required to do this are so far above my skillset, so I am thankful.

[quentinms]

Thanks for the help @finestructure 🙇‍♂️

Thanks for the kind words @macguyincali, I'll update the readme with more detailed instructions. I searched a bit for ways to automate it (e.g. a script that would trigger macOS' permission dialog) but to no avail.

Are we good to close this issue?

[macguyincali]

Yes, thanks again!