gyp and bignum error during installation on Debian

I am trying to install homebridge on debian on my Dragonboard 410c (raspberry pi alternative) using npm install -g homebridge. However, I keep running into the following error pasted below. I have already installed nodejs-legacy.

npm WARN excluding symbolic link utils/ncov -> lib/ncov.js \

curve25519@1.1.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/curve25519 node-gyp rebuild

(node) child_process: options.customFds option is deprecated. Use options.stdio instead. make: Entering directory ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/curve25519/build’ CXX(target) Release/obj.target/curve/node_curve.o SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/curve.node COPY Release/curve.node make: Leaving directory ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/curve25519/build’ npm WARN excluding symbolic link utils/ncov -> lib/ncov.js

bignum@0.11.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/srp/node_modules/bignum node-gyp configure build

(node) child_process: options.customFds option is deprecated. Use options.stdio instead. gyp: Undefined variable openssl_config_path in binding.gyp gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/share/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:344:16) gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-linaro-lt-qcom gyp ERR! command “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/node-gyp” “configure” “build” gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/srp/node_modules/bignum gyp ERR! node -v v4.2.2 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2 gyp ERR! not ok npm WARN This failure might be due to the use of legacy binary “node” npm WARN For further explanations, please read /usr/share/doc/nodejs/README.Debian

mdns@2.2.11 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/mdns node-gyp rebuild

path.js:424 var path = (i >= 0) ? arguments[i] : process.cwd(); ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, uv_cwd at Error (native) at Object.posix.resolve (path.js:424:50) at Function.Module._resolveLookupPaths (module.js:249:17) at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:327:31) at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25) at Module.require (module.js:366:17) at require (module.js:385:17) at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/share/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js:13:11) at Module._compile (module.js:435:26) at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:442:10) npm ERR! bignum@0.11.0 install: node-gyp configure build npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the bignum@0.11.0 install script. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the bignum package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! node-gyp configure build npm ERR! You can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls bignum npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-linaro-lt-qcom npm ERR! command “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” “install” “-g” “homebridge” npm ERR! cwd /home/linaro npm ERR! node -v v4.2.2 npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.21 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm WARN This failure might be due to the use of legacy binary “node” npm WARN For further explanations, please read /usr/share/doc/nodejs/README.Debian

ed25519@0.0.3 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/node_modules/ed25519 node-gyp rebuild

[Connor-Knabe]

This seemed to fix it for me sudo apt-get install libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev

[scomma]

I got the same error message as OP (@Nedervino) and this issue was among a few real search results. It happens because your working directory no longer exists. Just cd ~ and run whatever you were trying to run again.