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Posted by learning67learning67
learning67learning67
6,479 Points

Error message when installing bcrypt locally

MDee:~ sharifi$ npm install bcrypt

> bcrypt@2.0.1 install /Users/sharifi/node_modules/bcrypt
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

[bcrypt] Success: "/Users/sharifi/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding/bcrypt_lib.node" is installed via remote
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/sharifi/package.json'
npm notice created a lockfile as package-lock.json. You should commit this file.
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/sharifi/package.json'
npm WARN sharifi No description
npm WARN sharifi No repository field.
npm WARN sharifi No README data
npm WARN sharifi No license field.

+ bcrypt@2.0.1
added 69 packages in 7.046s
MDee:~ sharifi$ npm install bcrypt

> bcrypt@2.0.1 install /Users/sharifi/node_modules/bcrypt
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

[bcrypt] Success: "/Users/sharifi/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding/bcrypt_lib.node" is installed via remote
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/sharifi/package.json'
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/sharifi/package.json'
npm WARN sharifi No description
npm WARN sharifi No repository field.
npm WARN sharifi No README data
npm WARN sharifi No license field.

+ bcrypt@2.0.1
updated 1 package in 4.168s

1 Answer

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

Create a package.json file with "npm init". Check this link. I think you can install it now. Hope this help.

learning67learning67
learning67learning67
6,479 Points

Thanks Adam. it worked.