Cannot find module 'web3'

caylorcaylor Member Posts: 25 ✭✭
Hi, I'm trying to install the ethereum.js package but I cannot seem to get the require to work. I've run the following


ccc:~/code$ mkdir eth2
ccc:~/code$ cd eth2
ccc:~/code/eth2$ mkdir node_modules
ccc:~/code/eth2$ node --version
v0.13.0-pre
ccc:~/code/eth2$ npm --version
1.4.28
ccc:~/code/eth2$ npm install ethereum.js
/
> [email protected] install /home/chris/code/eth2/node_modules/ethereum.js/node_modules/ws
> (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

[email protected] node_modules/ethereum.js
├── [email protected]
├── [email protected]
└── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
ccc:~/code/eth2$ node
> e=require('web3')
Error: Cannot find module 'web3'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:278:25)
at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
at require (module.js:384:17)
at repl:1:3
at REPLServer.defaultEval (repl.js:133:27)
at bound (domain.js:254:14)
at REPLServer.runBound [as eval] (domain.js:267:12)
at REPLServer. (repl.js:280:12)
at REPLServer.emit (events.js:107:17)


It looks like there was some error during the install. The following was in the builderror.log file


gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: "pre" versions of node cannot be installed, use the --nodedir flag instead
gyp ERR! stack at install (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:66:16)
gyp ERR! stack at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack at getNodeDir (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:152:20)
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:95:9
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:723:7)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (child_process.js:1000:16)
gyp ERR! stack at Socket. (child_process.js:1168:11)
gyp ERR! stack at Socket.emit (events.js:107:17)
gyp ERR! stack at Pipe.close (net.js:461:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-40-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/chris/code/eth2/node_modules/ethereum.js/node_modules/ws
gyp ERR! node -v v0.13.0-pre
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v1.0.1
gyp ERR! not ok


Any ideas?

Comments

  • caylorcaylor Member Posts: 25 ✭✭
    For anyone struggling with this, it seems that you need to specify the path to your node installation when using npm install:

    npm install --nodedir=~/node ethereum.js

    It seems the install was semi-successful this time except the builderrorlog now contains some warnings. I'm assuming these don't really matter.


    child_process: customFds option is deprecated, use stdio instead.
    ../src/bufferutil.cc: In static member function ‘static void BufferUtil::Initialize(v8::Handle)’:
    ../src/bufferutil.cc:32:17: warning: ‘v8::Local NanSymbol(const char*, int)’ is deprecated (declared at ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:611) [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
    target->Set(NanSymbol("BufferUtil"), t->GetFunction());
    ^
    ../src/bufferutil.cc:32:39: warning: ‘v8::Local NanSymbol(const char*, int)’ is deprecated (declared at ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:611) [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
    target->Set(NanSymbol("BufferUtil"), t->GetFunction());
    ^
    ../src/validation.cc: In static member function ‘static void Validation::Initialize(v8::Handle)’:
    ../src/validation.cc:112:17: warning: ‘v8::Local NanSymbol(const char*, int)’ is deprecated (declared at ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:611) [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
    target->Set(NanSymbol("Validation"), t->GetFunction());
    ^
    ../src/validation.cc:112:39: warning: ‘v8::Local NanSymbol(const char*, int)’ is deprecated (declared at ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:611) [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
    target->Set(NanSymbol("Validation"), t->GetFunction());
    ^


    I have a test.js file in my main directory that contains

    require('web3'); console.log('hiya');

    However, I still get the message Cannot find module 'web3'. Any help would be appreciated.
  • PranayPranay Member Posts: 58
    did you get it working?
  • PranayPranay Member Posts: 58
  • StartUpsPalStartUpsPal Member Posts: 2
    caylor said:

    Hi, I'm trying to install the ethereum.js package but I cannot seem to get the require to work. I've run the following


    ccc:~/code$ mkdir eth2
    ccc:~/code$ cd eth2
    ccc:~/code/eth2$ mkdir node_modules
    ccc:~/code/eth2$ node --version
    v0.13.0-pre
    ccc:~/code/eth2$ npm --version
    1.4.28
    ccc:~/code/eth2$ npm install ethereum.js
    /
    > [email protected] install /home/chris/code/eth2/node_modules/ethereum.js/node_modules/ws
    > (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

    [email protected] node_modules/ethereum.js
    ├── [email protected]
    ├── [email protected]
    └── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
    ccc:~/code/eth2$ node
    > e=require('web3')
    Error: Cannot find module 'web3'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:278:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
    at require (module.js:384:17)
    at repl:1:3
    at REPLServer.defaultEval (repl.js:133:27)
    at bound (domain.js:254:14)
    at REPLServer.runBound [as eval] (domain.js:267:12)
    at REPLServer. (repl.js:280:12)
    at REPLServer.emit (events.js:107:17)


    It looks like there was some error during the install. The following was in the builderror.log file


    gyp ERR! configure error
    gyp ERR! stack Error: "pre" versions of node cannot be installed, use the --nodedir flag instead
    gyp ERR! stack at install (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:66:16)
    gyp ERR! stack at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
    gyp ERR! stack at getNodeDir (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:152:20)
    gyp ERR! stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:95:9
    gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:723:7)
    gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
    gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (child_process.js:1000:16)
    gyp ERR! stack at Socket. (child_process.js:1168:11)
    gyp ERR! stack at Socket.emit (events.js:107:17)
    gyp ERR! stack at Pipe.close (net.js:461:12)
    gyp ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-40-generic
    gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
    gyp ERR! cwd /home/chris/code/eth2/node_modules/ethereum.js/node_modules/ws
    gyp ERR! node -v v0.13.0-pre
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v1.0.1
    gyp ERR! not ok


    Any ideas?

    Any update on this?
  • caylorcaylor Member Posts: 25 ✭✭
    You can see I partially solved it in the second comment. However, this is likely out of date as it was written long ago. I think the problem not being able to find web3 is solved by running a copy of eth in another terminal and using RPC to connect...
  • hizia18hizia18 Member Posts: 10
    I'm having the same issue apparently, when i try to install the needed file manually i get only an older version ..
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