v.3.6.3 breaks code-server when using install via yarn global add

• Web Browser: Chrome Version 86.0.4240.193 (Official Build) (x86_64)
• Local OS: macOS Big Sur Version 11.0.1
• Remote OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
• Remote Architecture: ppc64le
• code-server --version: v3.7.4 though first introduced in v3.7.3

I am trying to deploy code-server to hundreds of Linux on Power machines. Since there is not a standalone release for ppc (and since the standalone release steps do not seem to work on ppc - yarn vscode fails to build electron, which why is it even building electron) I am installing code-server via yarn. This has worked fine for v3.7.2.

1. Installed code-server on ppc machine

$ yarn global add code-server@3.7.4 --exact --force --prefix /usr/local

1. Started code-server

$ code-server --auth none --log debug
[2020-12-02T13:30:03.755Z] info  code-server 3.7.4 11f53784c58f68e7f4c5b3b8dae9407caa41725b
[2020-12-02T13:30:03.756Z] info  Using user-data-dir ~/.local/share/code-server
[2020-12-02T13:30:03.766Z] info  Using config file ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
[2020-12-02T13:30:03.766Z] info  HTTP server listening on http://127.0.0.1:8080
[2020-12-02T13:30:03.766Z] info    - Authentication is disabled
[2020-12-02T13:30:03.766Z] info    - Not serving HTTPS
[2020-12-02T13:30:14.481Z] debug forking vs code...

1. Set up SSH port forwarding on my Mac

$ ssh -N -L 8080:127.0.0.1:8080 <user>@<remote-host>

Connecting through my Mac’s Chrome browser immediatley causes the following crash.

Contents of ~/.local/share/code-server/coder-logs/code-server-stderr.log

Error: Cannot find module 'applicationinsights'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)
    at t.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:17:960)
    at e.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:13:941)
    at o (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:189)
    at Object.errorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:313)
    at e.triggerErrorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:306)
    at /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:10
    at ReadFileContext.callback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:18:342)
    at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterOpen [as oncomplete] (fs.js:273:13) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js',
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js'
  ],
  phase: 'loading',
  moduleId: 'applicationinsights',
  neededBy: [ 'vs/platform/telemetry/node/appInsightsAppender' ]
}
Error: Cannot find module '@coder/node-browser'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)
    at t.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:17:960)
    at e.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:13:941)
    at o (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:189)
    at Object.errorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:313)
    at e.triggerErrorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:306)
    at /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:10
    at ReadFileContext.callback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:18:342)
    at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterOpen [as oncomplete] (fs.js:273:13) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js',
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js'
  ],
  phase: 'loading',
  moduleId: '@coder/node-browser',
  neededBy: [ 'vs/server/node/channel' ]
}
Error: Cannot find module 'yauzl'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)
    at t.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:17:960)
    at e.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:13:941)
    at o (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:189)
    at Object.errorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:313)
    at e.triggerErrorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:306)
    at /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:10
    at ReadFileContext.callback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:18:342)
    at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterOpen [as oncomplete] (fs.js:273:13) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js',
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js'
  ],
  phase: 'loading',
  moduleId: 'yauzl',
  neededBy: [ 'vs/base/node/zip' ]
}
Error: Cannot find module 'yazl'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js
- /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)
    at t.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:17:960)
    at e.load (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:13:941)
    at o (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:189)
    at Object.errorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:31:313)
    at e.triggerErrorback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:306)
    at /usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:14:10
    at ReadFileContext.callback (/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/loader.js:18:342)
    at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterOpen [as oncomplete] (fs.js:273:13) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/bootstrap-amd.js',
    '/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/code-server/lib/vscode/out/vs/server/fork.js'
  ],
  phase: 'loading',
  moduleId: 'yazl',
  neededBy: [ 'vs/base/node/zip' ]
}

[code-asher]

If re-installing doesn’t fix it though and it persists with >= 3.7.3 and not <= 3.7.2 then it could definitely be something else. fwiw I just tried with 3.7.4 and all the dependencies downloaded correctly.

[DasSkelett]

So the solution to this problem is “try again until it works”, did I understand this correctly? I am currently trying to install code-server, and while installation works via both yarn and npm, it fails during runtime because of these missing dependencies, just like in this issue:

Error: Cannot find module 'applicationinsights'
Error: Cannot find module '@coder/node-browser'
Error: Cannot find module 'yauzl'
Error: Cannot find module 'yazl'

Edit: Sorry for the noise, turns out I’ve been missing the build dependencies for Alpine, mentioned here