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JavaScript npm Basics (retiring) Installing Packages with npm Installing Local Packages

Posted by Kolin Koehl
Kolin Koehl
5,712 Points

Can't install Bcrypt on Mac

sudo npm install bcrypt

Password:

bcrypt@0.8.5 install /Users/kolinkoehl/node_modules/bcrypt node-gyp rebuild

Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo.

Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo.

gyp ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 69 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:270:23) gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12) gyp ERR! System Darwin 15.3.0 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 /Users/kolinkoehl/node_modules/bcrypt gyp ERR! node -v v4.2.6 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3 gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! Darwin 15.3.0 npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "bcrypt" npm ERR! node v4.2.6 npm ERR! npm v2.14.12 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! bcrypt@0.8.5 install: node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the bcrypt@0.8.5 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the bcrypt package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! You can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls bcrypt npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /Users/kolinkoehl/npm-debug.log Kolins-MacBook-Pro-2:~ kolinkoehl$

3 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Kolin,

If you're on a Mac, did you try using Homebrew instead of NPM?

Make sure your Homebrew is up-to-date -- Run > brew update

Then run > brew install bcrypt

Give that a go. :dizzy:

Fernando Boza
Fernando Boza
25,384 Points

Hi Jason, do I need to install Homebrew or can I not use npm?

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Fernando Boza

Homebrew is the goto Package Manager for Mac. Using Homebrew will also install need dependencies.

You can use npm if you want, just make sure you checkout the bcrypt docs for info and needed dependencies.

:dizzy:

kaesideiwuagwu
kaesideiwuagwu
2,041 Points
kaesideiwuagwu
kaesideiwuagwu
2,041 Points

Next time, for anyone searching this, do sudo xcodebuild -license and agree to the terms of xcode. The reason why that happened above is because the OP recently updated his XCode and did not agree to the new terms. It happened to me as well :)

Kolin Koehl
Kolin Koehl
5,712 Points
Kolin Koehl
Kolin Koehl
5,712 Points

Thank you!