yarn start:contract fails: TypeError#1: Cannot delete property 'dispose' of function Symbol

[kbennett2000]

Running the yarn start:contract command returns the following error:

agoric@AgoricVM:~/Desktop/demo$ yarn start:contract
yarn run v1.22.21
$ cd contract && yarn start
$ yarn docker:make clean start-contract print-key
$ docker compose exec agd make -C /workspace/contract clean start-contract print-key
make: Entering directory '/workspace/contract'
./scripts/build-proposal.sh
Removing intrinsics.Symbol.dispose
Removing intrinsics.Symbol.asyncDispose
agoric: run: running /workspace/contract/scripts/build-game1-start.js
start-game1-proposal.js module evaluating
SES Lockdown using options from environment variables "LOCKDOWN_OVERRIDE_TAMING"
Removing intrinsics.Symbol.dispose
failed to delete intrinsics.Symbol.dispose (TypeError#1)
TypeError#1: Cannot delete property 'dispose' of function Symbol() { [native code] }

(TypeError#1)
agoric: (Error#1)
Error#1: bundle-source failed with status 255
  at makeError (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/node_modules/ses/src/error/assert.js:243:17)
  at fail (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/node_modules/ses/src/error/assert.js:357:20)
  at Fail (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/node_modules/ses/src/error/assert.js:366:39)
  at createBundlesFromAbsolute (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/internal/src/node/createBundles.js:41:11)
  at createBundles (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/internal/src/node/createBundles.js:50:10)
  at getBundle (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/writeCoreProposal.js:60:13)
  at install (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/writeCoreProposal.js:67:22)
  at game1ProposalBuilder (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/build-game1-start.js:19:11)
  at writeCoreProposal (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/writeCoreProposal.js:90:14)
  at default (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/build-game1-start.js:33:9)
  at async file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/agoric-cli/src/scripts.js:188:7
  at async Command.parseAsync (/usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/agoric-cli/node_modules/commander/lib/command.js:935:5)
  at async main (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/agoric-cli/src/main.js:400:5)

file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:6
  throw Error(String.raw(template, ...args.map(val => String(val))));
        ^

Error: No swingset-core-eval found in proposal output: bundle-source --to /workspace/contract/bundles /workspace/contract/src/gameAssetContract.js game1

    at Fail (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:6:9)
    at parseProposalParts (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:24:23)
    at main (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:36:17)
    at file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:41:1
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:195:25)
    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:336:24)
    at async loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:34:7)
    at async handleMainPromise (node:internal/modules/run_main:106:12)

Node.js v18.19.0
./scripts/build-proposal.sh
Removing intrinsics.Symbol.dispose
Removing intrinsics.Symbol.asyncDispose
agoric: run: running /workspace/contract/scripts/build-game1-start.js
start-game1-proposal.js module evaluating
SES Lockdown using options from environment variables "LOCKDOWN_OVERRIDE_TAMING"
Removing intrinsics.Symbol.dispose
failed to delete intrinsics.Symbol.dispose (TypeError#1)
TypeError#1: Cannot delete property 'dispose' of function Symbol() { [native code] }

(TypeError#1)
agoric: (Error#1)
Error#1: bundle-source failed with status 255
  at makeError (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/node_modules/ses/src/error/assert.js:243:17)
  at fail (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/node_modules/ses/src/error/assert.js:357:20)
  at Fail (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/node_modules/ses/src/error/assert.js:366:39)
  at createBundlesFromAbsolute (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/internal/src/node/createBundles.js:41:11)
  at createBundles (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/internal/src/node/createBundles.js:50:10)
  at getBundle (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/writeCoreProposal.js:60:13)
  at install (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/writeCoreProposal.js:67:22)
  at game1ProposalBuilder (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/build-game1-start.js:19:11)
  at writeCoreProposal (file:///workspace/node_modules/@agoric/deploy-script-support/src/writeCoreProposal.js:90:14)
  at default (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/build-game1-start.js:33:9)
  at async file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/agoric-cli/src/scripts.js:188:7
  at async Command.parseAsync (/usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/agoric-cli/node_modules/commander/lib/command.js:935:5)
  at async main (file:///usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/agoric-cli/src/main.js:400:5)

file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:6
  throw Error(String.raw(template, ...args.map(val => String(val))));
        ^

Error: No swingset-core-eval found in proposal output: bundle-source --to /workspace/contract/bundles /workspace/contract/src/gameAssetContract.js game1

    at Fail (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:6:9)
    at parseProposalParts (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:24:23)
    at main (file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:36:17)
    at file:///workspace/contract/scripts/parseProposals.mjs:41:1
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:195:25)
    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:336:24)
    at async loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:34:7)
    at async handleMainPromise (node:internal/modules/run_main:106:12)

Node.js v18.19.0
./scripts/install-bundles.sh
+ cd /workspace/contract
+ '[' -s bundles/bundle-list ']'
+ exit 1
make: *** [Makefile:110: install-bundles] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/workspace/contract'
error Command failed with exit code 2.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
error Command failed with exit code 2.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
error Command failed with exit code 2.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

[dckc]

I just attempted to reproduce the problem without luck. Recording:

• agoric getting started: yarn start:contract does not fail - asciinema.org

Under what circumstances does running the yarn start:contract command return an error? Do you have a series of steps to reproduce the problem?

[gacogo]

I've encountered the same error as described in this issue on both Ubuntu and macOS Sonoma. While the root cause is unclear, I found that using NodeJS 18.12.1 worked on both platforms. Here's a detailed workaround that I successfully implemented:

Step 1: Update the Dockerfile

Create a new Dockerfile with the following contents to set up the environment with the specific Node.js version; 18.12.1 in our case:

#start from base image
FROM ghcr.io/agoric/agoric-3-proposals:main

#install curl and other nodejs dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl gnupg build-essential

#install nvm
RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash

#install nodejs 18.12.1 and set it as default
RUN /bin/bash -c "source  ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install 18.12.1 && nvm alias default 18.12.1"

ENV PATH="/root/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin:${PATH}"

#remove the old js binaries
RUN rm -rf /usr/local/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node

#create symlink to the new nodejs
RUN ln -s /root/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node
RUN ln -s /root/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node /usr/local/bin/nodejs

#verify nodejs version
RUN node -v && nodejs -v

Step 2: Modify the docker-compose.yml

Update the docker-compose.yml file to use the new Dockerfile. This ensures that the environment is set up correctly when building the Docker container:

services:
  agd:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    # image publication is WIP
    # cf. https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-3-proposals/issues/6
    #image: ghcr.io/agoric/agoric-3-proposals:main
    platform: linux/amd64
    ports:
      - 26656:26656
      - 26657:26657
      - 1317:1317
    environment:
      DEST: 1
      DEBUG: "SwingSet:ls,SwingSet:vat"
    volumes:
      - .:/workspace
    entrypoint: /workspace/contract/scripts/run-chain.sh

Step 3. Use the modified image for your container. Example docker compose up -d

Not elegant, but it resolves the issue. After applying these changes, running yarn start:contract should work without any problems.