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node-gyp rebuild error

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/usr/local/lib/node_modules# node-gyp rebuild


gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@0.5.7
gyp info using node@0.8.1
gyp info spawn python
gyp info spawn args [ '/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp_addon',
gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args   '-I/usr/local/lib/node_modules/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args   '-f',
gyp info spawn args   'make' ]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp_addon", line 38, in <module>
    rc = gyp.main(gyp_args)
  File "/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 471, in main
    options.circular_check)
  File "/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 111, in Load
    depth, generator_input_info, check, circular_check)
  File "/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 2289, in Load
    depth, check)
  File "/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 361, in LoadTargetBuildFile
    includes, True, check)
  File "/root/.node-gyp/0.8.1/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 208, in LoadOneBuildFile
    raise Exception("%s not found (cwd: %s)" % (build_file_path, os.getcwd()))
Exception: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /usr/local/lib/node_modules) while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! rebuild error Error: `gyp_addon` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! rebuild error     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:290:16)
gyp ERR! rebuild error     at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:91:17)
gyp ERR! rebuild error     at Process._handle.onexit (child_process.js:674:10)
gyp ERR! not ok

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Created 11 years ago
Comments:35 (9 by maintainers)

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niftylettucecommented, Jun 29, 2016

Your solution does not work, this is still broken.

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TooTallNatecommented, Sep 18, 2012

Everyone, node-gyp configure must be run from the root directory of a node module. @jamcoupe Invoking it at / is likely not what you want to do.

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