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Jesse Bartola
10,438 PointsUnable to install Mongo-Hacker
I am using Mac OS X Yosemite with MongoDB v3.0.7 and npm 3.4.1; When I try to install mongo-hacker npm gives an error:
"Failed at the mongo-hacker@0.0.11 install script 'make install'."
Is there a way to resolve this?
Jesse Bartola
10,438 PointsThank you! Updating/upgrading homebrew fixed the problem.
8 Answers
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 PointsRun
brew update && brew upgrade
This is from TylerBrock's suggestions here: https://github.com/TylerBrock/mongo-hacker/issues/88
My results: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n34zan443iqrvg4/brewski2.jpg?dl=0
You can also make sure you're running the most current version of npm:
sudo npm install npm -g
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 PointsFor the next students who come along, if you don't have npm installed (as was my case) here's what to do: download this: https://nodejs.org/en/
(You need this install in order to install mongo-hacker)
Source: http://blog.npmjs.org/post/85484771375/how-to-install-npm
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 PointsSherrie,
your comment on the issue seems to be the best answer. If you could make the comment into an answer, we can mark it as best answer for future students. Thanks!
Nicolas
Will Sears
5,658 PointsSame problem for me, managed to get it working with this:
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/TylerBrock/mongo-hacker.git
cd mongo-hacker
make install
Max Bulygin
5,601 PointsThanks for this solution, it helped!
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
18,132 PointsThis one worked for me, Ubuntu 16.04
durul
62,690 PointsI have same problem. npm: 3.5.2 node: 4.2.3
Dude, I have fix my problem.
down vote accepted As per photusenigma at: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/4815
Run these commands in a terminal window (note - DON'T replace the $USER part...thats a linux command to get your user!):
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.npm sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules
George Akinian
17,615 Pointsbrew update && brew upgrade
sudo npm install npm -g
Now you should be able to install BUT make sure you DON'T use sudo. npm install -g mongo-hacker
Colin Marshall
32,861 PointsAgreed. You will run into countless problems using npm if you don't fix your permissions. Here's an article on how to fix them: Fixing npm permissons.
kareem Pierre
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 20,263 Pointstry with/without sudo.
Jesse Bartola
10,438 PointsInstallation failed regardless of privileges
Jesse Bartola
10,438 PointsI used homebrew. Here's the full error:
Failed at the mongo-hacker@0.0.11 install script 'make install'.
Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
If you do, this is most likely a problem with the mongo-hacker package,
not with npm itself.
Tell the author that this fails on your system:
make install
You can get their info via:
npm owner ls mongo-hacker
There is likely additional logging output above.
Colin Marshall
32,861 PointsWhat versions of Node and NPM are you running?
Vitaly Kashubin
8,449 Points'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Sherrie Gossett
14,924 PointsSherrie Gossett
14,924 PointsRun
brew update && brew upgradeThis is from TylerBrock's suggestions here: https://github.com/TylerBrock/mongo-hacker/issues/88
My results: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n34zan443iqrvg4/brewski2.jpg?dl=0
You can also make sure you're running the most current version of npm:
sudo npm install npm -g