I am having issues when trying to install using the npm i command

I am having issues when trying to install using the npm i command. I have a M1 Mac Mini. I have installed Python and Homebrew. Not sure what else to do. I am very new to this, so it could be a very easy mistake that I am not aware of.

\W$npm i npm ERR! code 1 npm ERR! path /Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas npm ERR! command failed npm ERR! command sh -c node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build npm ERR! Failed to execute ‘/usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v102’ (1) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.5 npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node@17.4.0 | darwin | arm64 npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info check checked for “/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node” (not found) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.8.0/canvas-v2.8.0-node-v102-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.8.0/canvas-v2.8.0-node-v102-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for canvas@2.8.0 and node@17.4.0 (node-v102 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.8.0/canvas-v2.8.0-node-v102-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@8.4.1 npm ERR! gyp info using node@17.4.0 | darwin | arm64 npm ERR! gyp info ok npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@8.4.1 npm ERR! gyp info using node@17.4.0 | darwin | arm64 npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.8.2 found at “/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/python3” npm ERR! gyp info spawn /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/python3 npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [ npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘binding.gyp’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-f’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘make’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-I’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/config.gypi’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-I’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-I’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘/Users/jameswarren/Library/Caches/node-gyp/17.4.0/include/node/common.gypi’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dlibrary=shared_library’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dvisibility=default’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/jameswarren/Library/Caches/node-gyp/17.4.0’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dnode_gyp_dir=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/jameswarren/Library/Caches/node-gyp/17.4.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Dnode_engine=v8’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘–depth=.’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘–no-parallel’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘–generator-output’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘build’, npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ‘-Goutput_dir=.’ npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ] npm ERR! /bin/sh: pkg-config: command not found npm ERR! gyp: Call to ‘pkg-config pixman-1 --libs’ returned exit status 127 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1 npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:259:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:520:28) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:291:12) npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 20.6.0 npm ERR! gyp ERR! command “/usr/local/bin/node” “/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js” “configure” “–fallback-to-build” “–module=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node” “–module_name=canvas” “–module_path=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release” “–napi_version=8” “–node_abi_napi=napi” “–napi_build_version=0” “–node_napi_label=node-v102” npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v17.4.0 npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v8.4.1 npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! build error npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute ‘/usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v102’ (1) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:89:23) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:520:28) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1090:16) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:302:5) npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! System Darwin 20.6.0 npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! command “/usr/local/bin/node” “/Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp” “install” “–fallback-to-build” npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /Users/jameswarren/Desktop/DESKTOP/NFT/CODE FILES/generative-art-node-main/node_modules/canvas npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v17.4.0 npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.5 npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/jameswarren/.npm/_logs/2022-02-02T16_36_24_158Z-debug-0.log \W$

[Lenarp]

@itsforren I have a mac m1 pro - I found that downloading an earlier version of node.js seemed to work (version 14.18.2 to be exact). it flagged some “vulnerabilities” but otherwise ran.

[ffarall]

I have an M1 Pro MacBook Pro, and I had the same issue. Rolling back to node 14.19.0 did the trick for me. Thanks @lenarp!

@itsforren I have a mac m1 pro - I found that downloading an earlier version of node.js seemed to work (version 14.18.2 to be exact). it flagged some “vulnerabilities” but otherwise ran.