[GH-ISSUE #231] create-proton-app fail with errors

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Originally created by @chloeQ96 on GitHub (Sep 26, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/kusti8/proton-native/issues/231

I tried to install and create a new proton app, but there are errors occurred and fail to create
I did install create-proton-app globally, after I run create-proton-app my-app, it results in

`gyp
ERR! build error

gyp
ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
gyp
ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/Users/chloexu/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:262:23)
gyp
ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:196:13)
gyp ERR! stack
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:257:12)

gyp
ERR! System Darwin 18.7.0

gyp ERR! command "/Users/chloexu/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/bin/node" "/Users/chloexu/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "build"
gyp
ERR! cwd /Users/chloexu/Desktop/my-app/node_modules/libui-node
gyp ERR! node -v
v12.2.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0

gyp
ERR! not ok

npm ERR!
code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1

npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 build: node-gyp configure build

npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR!
Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 build script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm
WARN Local package.json exists, but node_modules missing, did you mean to install?

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/chloexu/.npm/_logs/2019-09-26T19_02_00_892Z-debug.log

npm ERR!
code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1

npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 install: libui-download && autogypi && npm run build
npm
ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR!
Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 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! /Users/chloexu/.npm/_logs/2019-09-26T19_02_01_291Z-debug.log

An error ocurred:
npm install has failed.
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Originally created by @chloeQ96 on GitHub (Sep 26, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/kusti8/proton-native/issues/231 I tried to install and create a new proton app, but there are errors occurred and fail to create I did install create-proton-app globally, after I run `create-proton-app my-app`, it results in `gyp ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/Users/chloexu/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:262:23) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:196:13) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:257:12) gyp ERR! System Darwin 18.7.0 gyp ERR! command "/Users/chloexu/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/bin/node" "/Users/chloexu/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "build" gyp ERR! cwd /Users/chloexu/Desktop/my-app/node_modules/libui-node gyp ERR! node -v v12.2.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0 gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 build: `node-gyp configure build` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 build script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. npm WARN Local package.json exists, but node_modules missing, did you mean to install? npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/chloexu/.npm/_logs/2019-09-26T19_02_00_892Z-debug.log npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 install: `libui-download && autogypi && npm run build` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 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! /Users/chloexu/.npm/_logs/2019-09-26T19_02_01_291Z-debug.log An error ocurred: npm install has failed. `

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2026-05-05 11:50:57 -06:00

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@lclnrd commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2019):

Same error here. I read there was issues concerning proton-native with Node 12 (related with nbind module). Any update on this ?
You might want to downgrade to Node 10 to make it work
Cheers!

EDIT : That worked for me. Fully Uninstalled Node.Js and reinstalled the 10.16 version.

@lclnrd commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2019): Same error here. I read there was issues concerning proton-native with Node 12 (related with nbind module). Any update on this ? You might want to downgrade to Node 10 to make it work Cheers! EDIT : That worked for me. [Fully Uninstalled Node.Js](https://stackoverflow.com/a/20711410/12027745) and reinstalled the 10.16 version.

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2026-05-05 11:50:59 -06:00

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@coreyphillips commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2019):

@chloeXu96, using nvm I downgraded node to v8 nvm use 8. Afterwards, npm install -g create-proton-app & create-proton-app my-app resulted in a successful install and project build for me.

@coreyphillips commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2019): @chloeXu96, using nvm I downgraded node to v8 `nvm use 8`. Afterwards, `npm install -g create-proton-app` & `create-proton-app my-app` resulted in a successful install and project build for me.

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@bndby commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2019):

Same problen on Linux Mint, node 10 & 12, gtk 3.0 installed

npx create-proton-app proton-desktop
npx: installed 3 in 1.344s
Creating a new Proton Native app on /var/www/html/proton-desktop

Installing packages... This may take a few minutes. 

npm WARN
 deprecated core-js@1.2.7: core-js@<2.6.8 is no longer maintained. Please, upgrade to core-js@3 or at least to actual version of core-js@2.


> libui-node@0.2.1 install /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node
> libui-download && autogypi && npm run build


Downloaded zip: /home/p12/.libui/libui-shared-linux-x64-alpha3.5-master-008.tar.gz

Libui binaries extracted to: /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node


> libui-node@0.2.1 build /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node
> node-gyp configure build


Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-3.0' found

gyp: Call to 'pkg-config gtk+-3.0 --cflags-only-I | sed s/-I//g' returned exit status 0 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp

gyp
 ERR! 
configure error 

gyp 
ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR!
 stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/home/p12/.nvm/versions/node/v10.17.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:344:16)
gyp ERR!
 stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
gyp ERR!
 stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12)

gyp 
ERR! System Linux 4.15.0-70-generic

gyp ERR!
 command "/home/p12/.nvm/versions/node/v10.17.0/bin/node" "/home/p12/.nvm/versions/node/v10.17.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "build"
gyp
 ERR! cwd /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node

gyp ERR! 
node -v v10.17.0
gyp ERR!
 node-gyp -v v5.0.3
gyp
 ERR! not ok 

npm
 ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm 
ERR! errno 1

npm 
ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 build: `node-gyp configure build`
npm ERR! Exit status 1

npm
 ERR! 
npm
 ERR! Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 build script.
npm 
ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm 
WARN Local package.json exists, but node_modules missing, did you mean to install?



npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!
     /home/p12/.npm/_logs/2019-12-06T05_47_03_252Z-debug.log

npm 
WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.9 (node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.9: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})



npm ERR!
 code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR!
 errno 1

npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 install: `libui-download && autogypi && npm run build`
npm 
ERR! Exit status 1

npm ERR!
 
npm ERR! Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 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!     /home/p12/.npm/_logs/2019-12-06T05_47_03_768Z-debug.log


An error ocurred: 
 npm install has failed.

@bndby commented on GitHub (Dec 6, 2019): Same problen on Linux Mint, node 10 & 12, gtk 3.0 installed ``` npx create-proton-app proton-desktop npx: installed 3 in 1.344s Creating a new Proton Native app on /var/www/html/proton-desktop Installing packages... This may take a few minutes. npm WARN deprecated core-js@1.2.7: core-js@<2.6.8 is no longer maintained. Please, upgrade to core-js@3 or at least to actual version of core-js@2. > libui-node@0.2.1 install /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node > libui-download && autogypi && npm run build Downloaded zip: /home/p12/.libui/libui-shared-linux-x64-alpha3.5-master-008.tar.gz Libui binaries extracted to: /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node > libui-node@0.2.1 build /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node > node-gyp configure build Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package 'gtk+-3.0' found gyp: Call to 'pkg-config gtk+-3.0 --cflags-only-I | sed s/-I//g' returned exit status 0 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/home/p12/.nvm/versions/node/v10.17.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:344:16) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.15.0-70-generic gyp ERR! command "/home/p12/.nvm/versions/node/v10.17.0/bin/node" "/home/p12/.nvm/versions/node/v10.17.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "build" gyp ERR! cwd /var/www/html/proton-desktop/node_modules/libui-node gyp ERR! node -v v10.17.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.0.3 gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 build: `node-gyp configure build` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 build script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. npm WARN Local package.json exists, but node_modules missing, did you mean to install? npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/p12/.npm/_logs/2019-12-06T05_47_03_252Z-debug.log npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.9 (node_modules/fsevents): npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.9: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"}) npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! libui-node@0.2.1 install: `libui-download && autogypi && npm run build` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the libui-node@0.2.1 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! /home/p12/.npm/_logs/2019-12-06T05_47_03_768Z-debug.log An error ocurred: npm install has failed. ```

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@michaelzoidl commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2019):

Same with node v12.13.1 (LTS) and i tried using v10.16.3. Both are failing with the above mentioned errors.

With the v8.16.2 it worked fine. Is there any chance this will get updated soon?

@michaelzoidl commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2019): Same with node `v12.13.1 (LTS)` and i tried using `v10.16.3`. Both are failing with the above mentioned errors. With the `v8.16.2` it worked fine. Is there any chance this will get updated soon?

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@kusti8 commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2020):

Proton Native V2 is now released! If the issue still occurs in the new update, please open a new issue.

@kusti8 commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2020): Proton Native V2 is now released! If the issue still occurs in the new update, please open a new issue.

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@michaelzoidl commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2020):

Hm, i just reinstalled proton-native and created a test project with proton-native init XXX

It shows no error, but that it cant create a window:

λ hello-world npm run start
> hello-world@0.0.1 start /Users/michaelzoidl/Code/hello-world
> babel-node index.js

no screens available, assuming 24-bit color
Cannot create window: no screens available
[1]    34340 abort      npm run start

I tried it with node v12.13.1 and proton-native v0.0.7

λ hello-world proton-native -v              
proton-native-cli/0.0.7 darwin-x64 node-v12.13.1

Did i understand something wrong that the node version 12.13.1 does not work or should it work with this version?

Do you need more informations? :)

Thanks for your contribution and time you invest in this project!

@michaelzoidl commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2020): Hm, i just reinstalled `proton-native` and created a test project with `proton-native init XXX` It shows no error, but that it cant create a window: ```cli λ hello-world npm run start > hello-world@0.0.1 start /Users/michaelzoidl/Code/hello-world > babel-node index.js no screens available, assuming 24-bit color Cannot create window: no screens available [1] 34340 abort npm run start ``` I tried it with node `v12.13.1` and proton-native `v0.0.7` ```cli λ hello-world proton-native -v proton-native-cli/0.0.7 darwin-x64 node-v12.13.1 ``` Did i understand something wrong that the node version 12.13.1 does not work or should it work with this version? Do you need more informations? :) Thanks for your contribution and time you invest in this project!

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@kusti8 commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2020):

On Mac, there is a bug for Node versions that are greater than and equal to 12.13.1. I suggest you downgrade using NVM. Also in the future please create a new issue.

@kusti8 commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2020): On Mac, there is a bug for Node versions that are greater than and equal to 12.13.1. I suggest you downgrade using NVM. Also in the future please create a new issue.

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@marsinearth commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2020):

On the document website, it's written Proton Native does not work on Macs with Node versions >12.13.1 and >13.0.1.. It causes confusion so modifying it to ...with Node versions >= 12.13.1 be much clearer.

@marsinearth commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2020): On the document website, it's written [Proton Native does not work on Macs with Node versions >12.13.1 and >13.0.1.](https://proton-native.js.org/#/quickstart?id=install). It causes confusion so modifying it to `...with Node versions >= 12.13.1` be much clearer.

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