NO able to install node-expat

[walidsynclio]

Hi,
I am not able to install node-expat.
I have used npm install node-expat and I see this:

npm WARN package.json eventpipe@0.0.5 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm WARN package.json jsdom@0.2.19 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm WARN package.json node-lumberjack@0.0.4 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/node-expat
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/node-expat

node-expat@2.0.0 install /root/node-xmpp-bosh/node_modules/node-expat
node-gyp rebuild

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 18, in
sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'script_main'
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:337:16)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess.handle.onexit (childprocess.js:789:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.5.0-17-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /root/node-xmpp-bosh/node_modules/node-expat
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.24
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! node-expat@2.0.0 install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the node-expat@2.0.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the node-expat package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls node-expat
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Linux 3.5.0-17-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "node-expat"
npm ERR! cwd /root/node-xmpp-bosh
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.24
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.21
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/node-xmpp-bosh/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Do I need anything else before I install node-expat

[lloydwatkin]

Please ensure you have libexpat installed (apt-get install libexpat-dev).

Also please try version 2.1.4 of node-expat as this has fixes for latest versions of nodejs.

Let me know if there's any problem.

[lloydwatkin]

This may be related to nodejs/node-gyp#363

Just brought up a fresh 13.10 server and getting install problems too

[walidsynclio]

I have installed node using sudo apt-get install nodejs
suso apt-get install libexpat1-dev
sudo npm install node-expat

Same Issue

root@abul-VirtualBox:~/node-xmpp-bosh# sudo npm install node-expat
npm WARN package.json eventpipe@0.0.5 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm WARN package.json jsdom@0.2.19 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm WARN package.json node-lumberjack@0.0.4 'repositories' (plural) Not supported.
npm WARN package.json Please pick one as the 'repository' field
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/node-expat
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/node-expat

node-expat@2.0.0 install /root/node-xmpp-bosh/node_modules/node-expat
node-gyp rebuild

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 18, in
sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'script_main'
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:337:16)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess.handle.onexit (childprocess.js:789:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.5.0-17-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /root/node-xmpp-bosh/node_modules/node-expat
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.24
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! node-expat@2.0.0 install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the node-expat@2.0.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the node-expat package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls node-expat
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Linux 3.5.0-17-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "node-expat"
npm ERR! cwd /root/node-xmpp-bosh
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.24
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.21
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/node-xmpp-bosh/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[lloydwatkin]

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'script_main'

Looks like you are hitting the gyp issue too, afraid there's nothing I can do until the above it fixed.

[walidsynclio]

I have started with node-xmpp-bosh, got error , reported. they told report to node.
Node guys told report to node-expat. now You are saying gyp.
I am just trying to use node-xmpp-bosh. if that suff anyway works.

[lloydwatkin]

Yeah I understand, very annoying.

I've just discovered that if you use node-gyp version 0.10.X then it'll install ok. If you can remove node-gyp from your system and install this version node-expat will install.

[walidsynclio]

Thank you.
I got solved. I did not read older comments properly.
It needs a older python

Thanks agian

[lloydwatkin]

Glad to hear it