Trying to configure node-gyp with WSL

[spences10]

• Node Version: v8.9.1
• Platform: Linux DESKTOP-KCGTGRV 4.4.0-43-Microsoft Make 0.6.x work #1-Microsoft Wed Dec 31 14:42:53 PST 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
• Compiler: Reading specs from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gcc/5.4.0/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/5.4.0/specs
  COLLECT_GCC=cc
  COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gcc/5.4.0/libexec/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/5.4.0/lto-wrapp
  er
  Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/gcc/5.4.0 --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,ob
  j-c++,fortran --program-suffix=-5 --with-gmp=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/opt/gmp --with-mpfr=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbr
  ew/opt/mpfr --with-mpc=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/opt/libmpc --with-isl=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/opt/isl --enable
  -stage1-checking --enable-checking=release --enable-lto --with-build-config=bootstrap-debug --disable-werror --with-
  pkgversion='Homebrew gcc 5.4.0' --with-bugurl=https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues --with-boot-ldflags='-stat
  ic-libstdc++ -static-libgcc ' --disable-nls --disable-multilib
  Thread model: posix
  gcc version 5.4.0 (Homebrew gcc 5.4.0)
• Module: Tried to install npm install -g semantic-release-cli

Verbose output (from npm or node-gyp):

⟩ npm install -g semantic-release-cli
npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.8: Use uuid module instead
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/semantic-release-cli -> /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/semantic-release-
cli/bin/semantic-release.js

> keytar@4.0.5 install /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/semantic-release-cli/node_modules/keytar
> node-gyp rebuild

gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "/usr/lib/python2.7", you can set the PYTHON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.failNoPython (/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-g
yp/lib/configure.js:483:19)
gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gy
p/lib/configure.js:397:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at F (/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:68:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at E (/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:80:29)
gyp ERR! stack     at /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:89:16
gyp ERR! stack     at /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/index.js
:42:5
gyp ERR! stack     at /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/mode.js:
8:5
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:5)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-43-Microsoft
gyp ERR! command "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/node/8.9.1/bin/node" "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_module
s/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/semantic-release-cli/node_modules/keytar
gyp ERR! node -v v8.9.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: keytar@4.0.5 (node_modules/semantic-release-cli/node_modules/keytar)
:
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: keytar@4.0.5 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

+ semantic-release-cli@3.2.6
added 2 packages and updated 1 package in 65.389s

When I try set the python env variable with either:

node-gyp --python /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7

or

node-gyp --python /usr/lib/python2.7

I get the help text pop up, like it's an invalid command:

  Usage: node-gyp <command> [options]

  where <command> is one of:
    - build - Invokes `make` and builds the module
    - clean - Removes any generated build files and the "out" dir
    - configure - Generates a Makefile for the current module
    - rebuild - Runs "clean", "configure" and "build" all at once
    - install - Install node development files for the specified node version.
    - list - Prints a listing of the currently installed node development files
    - remove - Removes the node development files for the specified version

node-gyp@3.6.2  /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp
node@8.9.1

I have tried to keep everything on WSL for developement but always seem to run into issues with node-gyp

Any advice greatly appreciated

Here is my whereis details:

⟩ whereis python
python: /usr/bin/python3.5 /usr/bin/python3.5m /usr/lib/python2.7 /usr/lib/python3.5 /etc/python3.5 /usr/local/lib/p
ython3.5 /usr/share/python /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7 /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7-config

⟩ whereis node
node: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/node

⟩ whereis npm
npm: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/npm

⟩ whereis .node-gyp
: /usr/bin/. /usr/sbin/. /usr/lib/. /bin/. /sbin/. /etc/. /lib/. /lib64/. /usr/games/. /usr/local/bin/. /usr/local/s
bin/. /usr/local/etc/. /usr/local/lib/. /usr/local/games/. /usr/include/. /usr/local/. /usr/share/. /home/linuxbrew/
.linuxbrew/bin/. /mnt/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/iCLS Client/. /mnt/c/Program Files/Intel/iCLS Client/. /mnt/c/Wind
ows/System32/. /mnt/c/Windows/. /mnt/c/Windows/System32/wbem/. /mnt/c/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/. /mnt
/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/DAL/. /mnt/c/Program Files/Intel/Intel(R) Managem
ent Engine Components/DAL/. /mnt/c/Program Files (x86)/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT/. /mnt/c/Prog
ram Files/Intel/Intel(R) Management Engine Components/IPT/. /mnt/c/Program Files/Intel/WiFi/bin/. /mnt/c/Program Fil
es/Common Files/Intel/WirelessCommon/. /mnt/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/bin/. /mnt/c/Program Files/Git/cmd/. /mnt/c/Use
rs/spenc/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/. /mnt/c/Program Files/Microsoft VS Code/bin/. /usr/share/man/cs/. /usr
/share/man/da/. /usr/share/man/de/. /usr/share/man/es/. /usr/share/man/fi/. /usr/share/man/fr/. /usr/share/man/hu/.
/usr/share/man/id/. /usr/share/man/it/. /usr/share/man/ja/. /usr/share/man/ko/. /usr/share/man/man1/. /usr/share/man
/man2/. /usr/share/man/man3/. /usr/share/man/man4/. /usr/share/man/man5/. /usr/share/man/man6/. /usr/share/man/man7/
. /usr/share/man/man8/. /usr/share/man/man9/. /usr/share/man/nl/. /usr/share/man/pl/. /usr/share/man/pt/. /usr/share
/man/pt_BR/. /usr/share/man/ru/. /usr/share/man/sl/. /usr/share/man/sv/. /usr/share/man/tr/. /usr/share/man/zh_CN/.
/usr/share/man/zh_TW/. /usr/share/info/. /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/man/. /mnt/c/Users/spenc/gitrepos/.

[bzoz]

Try export PYTHON=(path to python 2.7 binary) before running node-gyp

[spences10]

Thanks @bzoz, Tried that and it's still giving the Error: Can't find Python executable "/usr/lib/python2.7", you can set the PYTHON env variable error

Here is what I entered:

/usr/lib/python2.7
⟩ export PYTHON=(/usr/lib/python2.7)
HOME /home/scott
HOSTTYPE x86_64
INFOPATH /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/info:
LANG en_US.UTF-8
LESSCLOSE '/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s'
LESSOPEN '| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s'
LOGNAME scott
LS_COLORS 'rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=4'…
MANPATH '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/man'  '.'
NAME DESKTOP-KCGTGRV
OMF_CONFIG /home/scott/.config/omf
OMF_PATH /home/scott/.local/share/omf
PATH '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin'  '/home/scott/bin'  '/home/scott/.'…
PWD /usr/lib/python2.7
SHELL /bin/bash
SHLVL 3
TERM xterm-256color
USER scott
XDG_DATA_DIRS /usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop

And my whereis python:

⟩ whereis python
python: /usr/bin/python3.5 /usr/bin/python3.5m /usr/lib/python2.7 /usr/lib/python3.5 /etc/python3.5 /usr/local/lib/p
ython3.5 /usr/share/python /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7 /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7-config

[bzoz]

I meant something like export PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.7.

The /usr/lib/python2.7 is probably a directory, not an executable. I guess you should set the PYTHON env to /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7

[bzoz]

@spences10 Did it work?

[spences10]

You're right @bzoz I didn't check that 🙃

And you're right again the binary is in the /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7 location...

Forgive my ignorance I thought that there would be a symlink if I added a location from the wehreis I don't think I actually know what whereis does.

I'll try this again and let you know.

Thanks for the help 👍

[spences10]

I'm not sure if this is any help, first I added the correct path:

export PYTHON=(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7)

It took me to the Python repl, so I exit() out, here is the output:

⟩ export PYTHON=(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7)
Python 2.7.14 (default, Sep 25 2017, 20:36:51)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> exit()
HOME /home/scott
HOSTTYPE x86_64
INFOPATH /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/info:
LANG en_US.UTF-8
LESSCLOSE '/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s'
LESSOPEN '| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s'
LOGNAME scott
LS_COLORS 'rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=4'…
MANPATH '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/man'  '.'
NAME DESKTOP-KCGTGRV
OMF_CONFIG /home/scott/.config/omf
OMF_PATH /home/scott/.local/share/omf
PATH '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin'  '/home/scott/bin'  '/home/scott/.'…
PWD /mnt/c/Users/spenc
SHELL /bin/bash
SHLVL 3
TERM xterm-256color
USER scott
XDG_DATA_DIRS /usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop

Then I checked node-gyp configure here's the output:

⟩ node-gyp configure
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@3.6.2
gyp info using node@8.9.1 | linux | x64
gyp info spawn /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2
gyp info spawn args [ '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/mnt/c/Users/spenc/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/scott/.node-gyp/8.9.1/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/home/scott/.node-gyp/8.9.1',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/home/scott/.node-gyp/8.9.1/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/mnt/c/Users/spenc',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.' ]
gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /mnt/c/Users/spenc) while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:3
36:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:198:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-43-Microsoft
gyp ERR! command "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/node/8.9.1/bin/node" "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/node-gyp" "
configure"
gyp ERR! cwd /mnt/c/Users/spenc
gyp ERR! node -v v8.9.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok

[bnoordhuis]

@spences10 Drop the parens in PYTHON=(/path/to/python) and it should work. You can also set python in your .npmrc.

[spences10]

Thanks @bnoordhuis I now get a different error:

⟩ node-gyp rebuild
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@3.6.2
gyp info using node@8.9.1 | linux | x64
gyp info spawn /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/python2.7
gyp info spawn args [ '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/mnt/c/Users/spenc/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-I',
gyp info spawn args   '/home/scott/.node-gyp/8.9.1/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/home/scott/.node-gyp/8.9.1',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/home/scott/.node-gyp/8.9.1/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/mnt/c/Users/spenc',
gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args   'build',
gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.' ]
gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /mnt/c/Users/spenc) while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:3
36:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:198:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-43-Microsoft
gyp ERR! command "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/node/8.9.1/bin/node" "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/node-gyp" "
rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /mnt/c/Users/spenc
gyp ERR! node -v v8.9.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok

So, making progress 😄

[bnoordhuis]

You need to be inside the directory of the add-on (native module) you want to build (or pass -C /path/to/addon to node-gyp.)