Failed to install 0.0.12 on Arch

[tiye]

I was trying to learn building a deskop environment. But I'm only able to build demo in HTML at this moment. That's why I tried node-x11 and maybe it's not related to the problem.

Failed to install 0.0.12 , but 0.0.11 successfully installed.

➤➤ npm install x11
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/x11
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/x11
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz
npm http 404 https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz
npm ERR! fetch failed https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz
npm ERR! Error: 404 Not Found
npm ERR!     at null.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/fetch.js:47:16)
npm ERR!     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:126:20)
npm ERR!     at WriteStream.flush (fs.js:1517:12)
npm ERR!     at fs.close (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:90:5)
npm ERR!     at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15)
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <npm-@googlegroups.com>

npm ERR! System Linux 3.6.6-1-ARCH
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "x11"
npm ERR! cwd /home/chen/code/x11-window
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.14
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.65
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/chen/code/x11-window/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0
➤➤ npm install x11 -V
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/x11
^C➤➤ npm install x11 --verbose
npm info it worked if it ends with ok
npm verb cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/usr/bin/npm', 'install', 'x11', '--verbose' ]
npm info using npm@1.1.65
npm info using node@v0.8.14
npm verb read json /home/chen/code/x11-window/package.json
npm verb read json /home/chen/code/x11-window/node_modules/x11/package.json
npm verb read json /home/chen/code/x11-window/package.json
npm verb cache add [ 'x11', null ]
npm verb parsed url { pathname: 'x11', path: 'x11', href: 'x11' }
npm verb lock x11 /home/chen/.npm/5c939875-x11.lock
npm verb addNamed [ 'x11', '' ]
npm verb addNamed [ null, '' ]
npm verb lock x11@ /home/chen/.npm/76d4c307-x11.lock
npm verb url raw x11
npm verb url resolving [ 'https://registry.npmjs.org/', './x11' ]
npm verb url resolved https://registry.npmjs.org/x11
npm info trying registry request attempt 1 at 20:07:16
npm verb etag "DZBF9U7V1AMGHQAPSUKBB5HMZ"
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/x11
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/x11
npm verb etag x11 from cache
npm verb addNamed [ 'x11', '0.0.12' ]
npm verb addNamed [ '0.0.12', '0.0.12' ]
npm verb lock x11@0.0.12 /home/chen/.npm/99c1b350-x11-0-0-12.lock
npm verb lock https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz /home/chen/.npm/b122725f-try-npmjs-org-x11-x11-0-0-12-tgz.lock
npm verb addRemoteTarball [ 'https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz',
npm verb addRemoteTarball   '7897e7227e705418c0c66c01a6dc1a71f0bb732f' ]
npm info retry fetch attempt 1 at 20:07:17
npm verb fetch to= /home/chen/tmp/npm-7535/1354104437759-0.6482729348354042/tmp.tgz
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz
npm http 404 https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz
npm ERR! fetch failed https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/-/x11-0.0.12.tgz
npm ERR! Error: 404 Not Found
npm ERR!     at null.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/fetch.js:47:16)
npm ERR!     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:126:20)
npm ERR!     at WriteStream.flush (fs.js:1517:12)
npm ERR!     at fs.close (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:90:5)
npm ERR!     at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15)
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <npm-@googlegroups.com>

npm ERR! System Linux 3.6.6-1-ARCH
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "x11" "--verbose"
npm ERR! cwd /home/chen/code/x11-window
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.14
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.65
npm verb exit [ 1, true ]
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/chen/code/x11-window/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

➤➤ npm install x11@0.0.11
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/0.0.11
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/x11/0.0.11
x11@0.0.11 node_modules/x11

[sidorares]

most likely previous publish failed (partially). I re-published @0.0.12

[tiye]

it's OK now. Thanks.

By the way I interested in the windowmanager/wm.js and tried to run it:

X :2 &
xterm -display :2 &
# ctrl alt f3
node wm.js &
gnome-terminal

Then I got a draggable title bar of gnome-terminal here. It I write a WM based on node-x11, how I can run it as my default WM? Could I just excute with node my-wm.js after booting to start it?

[tiye]

it's OK now. Thanks.

By the way I interested in the windowmanager/wm.js and tried to run it:

X :2 &
xterm -display :2 &
# ctrl alt f3
node wm.js &
gnome-terminal

Then I got a draggable title bar of gnome-terminal here. It I write a WM based on node-x11, how I can run it as my default WM? Could I just excute with node my-wm.js after booting to start it?

[sidorares]

Window manager is a normal X11 application, you can start and kill it at any moment. See Xsessiom , xinit, startx manuals - http://pwet.fr/man/linux/formats/xsession sor startup scripts reference

As only one connection is allowed to own SubstructureRedirect event mask, you might need to kill existing wm before starting new one.

[sidorares]

Also good article on X initialisation process http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.aspx?p=21335&seqNum=3

[sidorares]

one more: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_X11/Starting_Sessions

[CrypticSwarm]

Typically when I try a new window manager I launch it inside of something like Xephyr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xephyr). Much easier to recover if you are trying something experimental out.

Example of running programs using Xephyr:

Xephyr -br -noreset -screen 800x600 :1 &
DISPLAY=:1.0 ./node manage.js &

[tiye]

Thanks for the links. Since Arch replaced init with systemd, it will take me some time to figure it out. I went through node-x11's wiki. There's not much API docs as normal NPM modules. And I found it really hard to read manuals of XCB or Xlib for I didn't learn much about C/C++. Are there other guides I can follow to write a WM please?

[sidorares]

At the moment I'm not trying to document X requests as I'm using same names for function as in X11 protocol documentation. This is essentially reference for node-x11: www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/doc/xproto/x11protocol.pdf

However, basic entry level docs would be helpful for most users without previous xlib experience. Feel free to submit docs if you can do it :)

This may be of help to understand how to build WM: http://www.sbin.org/doc/Xlib/chapt_16.html

[tiye]

It's challenging. I'll try my best to understand it.