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"install-app-deps" fails during 'npm install'

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Node 4.2.1 NPM 2.14.7 electron-builder ~3.16.1 Win7 64x

npm install fails if I include "postinstall": "install-app-deps" in my package.json scripts section. I’m only using 1 package.json file. If I do not include "postinstall": "install-app-deps" the npm install works fine.

As you can see below it also is looping though the installing app dependencies for arch x64 part several times and I cant figure out why.

$ npm i

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit

> Electron-Starter-Kit@0.0.1 postinstall C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
> install-app-deps

Installing app dependencies for arch x64 to C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\osenv\osenv.js:54
  return osHomedir()
         ^

Error: EIO: i/o error, uv_os_homedir
    at Error (native)
    at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\osenv\osenv.js:54:10
    at Object.exports.(anonymous function) [as home] (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\osenv\osenv.js:15:15)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\defaults.js:77:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:435:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:442:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
Unhandled rejection Error: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe exited with code 1
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\util.ts:106:69)

    at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:818:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:211:5)
From previous event:
    at spawn (C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\util.ts:104:9)
    at Object.installDependencies (C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\util.ts:48:9)

    at C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\install-app-deps.ts:26:2
    at [object Generator].next (native)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:368:17)
From previous event:
    at tsAwaiter (C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\awaiter.ts:10:47)
    at main (C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\install-app-deps.ts:19:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\apps\myApps\electron-starter-kit\node_modules\electron-builder\src\install-app-deps.ts:31:7)
    at Module._compile (module.js:435:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:442:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:467:10)
    at startup (node.js:134:18)
    at node.js:961:3

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 7 years ago
  • Reactions:1
  • Comments:6 (2 by maintainers)

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6reactions
develarcommented, Aug 1, 2016

If you don’t use two package.json structure, don’t specify "postinstall": "install-app-deps Thanks for report, docs fixed.

3reactions
evil-shrikecommented, Aug 11, 2016

I have two package.json files (in root and app/ folders) and have this error. win 10, node v5.12, electron 1.3.3

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