Suddenly: Error while installing/updating Homebridge

Hi,

suddenly installing/upgrading homebridge is giving me the following error/output:

npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge /usr/local/bin/homebridge -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge

curve25519-n@1.2.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/curve25519-n node-gyp rebuild

make: Entering directory ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/curve25519-n/build’ CXX(target) Release/obj.target/curve/node_curve.o as: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libbfd-2.25-system.so: undefined symbol: bfd_plug)n_arch curve.target.mk:93: recipe for target ‘Release/obj.target/curve/node_curve.o’ failed make: *** [Release/obj.target/curve/node_curve.o] Error 1 make: Leaving directory ‘/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/curve25519-n/build’ gyp ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:258:23) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:225:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.9.35-v7+ gyp ERR! command “/usr/local/bin/node” “/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js” “rebuild” gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/curve25519-n gyp ERR! node -v v10.0.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2 gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! curve25519-n@1.2.0 install: node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the curve25519-n@1.2.0 install script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2018-05-11T10_57_42_574Z-debug.log

I’m running on rasping jessie und my homebridge was running fine until current update. How can I get it back working? I think the error is related to build essentials and/or one of its dependencies. Am I right? Or do I misinterpret something?

Any directions what I can do would be highly appreciated.

Thank you!

[ebaauw]

After updating node (to another major version), uninstall homebridge and re-install it:

$ sudo npm -g un homebridge
$ sudo npm -g i homebridge --unsafe-perm

[tintoyuk]

Not to necro-post, but in case it helps others: i had the same issue as dehsgr and it turned out i was missing the —unssafe-perm switch. i.e. after updating node i had to run

sudo npm uninstall -g homebridge 
sudo npm install -g —unsafe-perm homebridge