Npm package from github, missing files

Question

I am trying to reference logary-js from my project.

I have a package.json file:

... "dependencies": { "logary": "logary/logary-js#master", ... } ... 

However, trying to pull the package, it does not cope with this error:

 ✗ npm install > logary@1.0.0 preinstall /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary-6603d70a > npm run build > logary@1.0.0 build /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary-6603d70a > NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --color --display-error-details --display-reasons --optimize-minimize webpack 1.12.14 Usage: https://webpack.imtqy.com/docs/cli.html Options: --help, -h, -? --config --context --entry --module-bind --module-bind-post --module-bind-pre --output-path --output-file --output-chunk-file --output-named-chunk-file --output-source-map-file --output-public-path --output-jsonp-function --output-pathinfo --output-library --output-library-target --records-input-path --records-output-path --records-path --define --target --cache [default: true] --watch, -w --watch which closes when stdin ends --watch-aggregate-timeout --watch-poll --hot --debug --devtool --progress --resolve-alias --resolve-loader-alias --optimize-max-chunks --optimize-min-chunk-size --optimize-minimize --optimize-occurence-order --optimize-dedupe --prefetch --provide --labeled-modules --plugin --bail --profile -d shortcut for --debug --devtool sourcemap --output-pathinfo -p shortcut for --optimize-minimize --json, -j --colors, -c --sort-modules-by --sort-chunks-by --sort-assets-by --hide-modules --display-exclude --display-modules --display-chunks --display-error-details --display-origins --display-cached --display-cached-assets --display-reasons, --verbose, -v Output filename not configured. npm ERR! Darwin 14.5.0 npm ERR! argv "/Users/h/.nvm/versions/node/v5.6.0/bin/node" "/Users/h/.nvm/versions/node/v5.6.0/bin/npm" "run" "build" npm ERR! node v5.6.0 npm ERR! npm v3.6.0 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! logary@1.0.0 build: `NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --color --display-error-details --display-reasons --optimize-minimize` npm ERR! Exit status 255 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the logary@1.0.0 build script 'NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --color --display-error-details --display-reasons --optimize-minimize'. 

What error will you get if the webpack.config.js file is not in the directory. This leads me to believe that npm only knocks a few files. npm-debug.log says:

 89 verbose tar unpack /Users/h/.npm/logary/1.0.0/package.tgz 90 verbose tar unpacking to /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary-6603d70a 91 silly gentlyRm /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary-6603d70a is being purged 92 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary -6603d70a 93 silly gunzTarPerm modes [ '770', '660' ] 94 silly gunzTarPerm extractEntry package.json 95 silly gunzTarPerm extractEntry README.md 96 silly gunzTarPerm extractEntry LICENSE 97 silly gentlyRm /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary-6603d70a/node_modules is being purg ed 98 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary -6603d70a/node_modules 99 silly doParallel preinstall 1 100 silly preinstall logary@1.0.0 /Users/h/dev/proj/node_modules/.staging/logary-6603d70a 101 info lifecycle logary@1.0.0 ~preinstall: logary@1.0.0 

In addition, in this example https://github.com/logary/logary-js/tree/master/examples/webpack it refers to the logic just fine, albeit through the file system, not github.

So the question becomes; How can I link to the login from github? Or what should I change in the package.json file to make it work?

Answer 1

You can install the Node package from GitHub using the syntax npm install --save https://github.com/{USER}/{REPO}/tarball/{BRANCH} . You can also check this answer , it has some great tips about this.

Answer 2

I fixed the same problem like this:

1. Delete your current node_modules folder.
2. Remove the required module from your package.json .
3. Run npm install in your project directory.
4. Now install the required module using the following command: npm install --save https://github.com/{Username}/{Repository}/tarball/{Branch} Fill in {Variables} as needed.
5. Navigate from your project folder to node_modules/{Required Module} .
6. Run npm install inside the desired modules folder.
7. Finally, npm run build it using npm run build .

That should work.

Cheers Unkn0wn0x