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When using `node-gyp` you might see an error like this when attempting to compile/install a node.js native addon:
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$ npm install bcrypt
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npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/0.7.5
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npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/0.7.5
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npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/1.0.0
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npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/1.0.0
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> bcrypt@0.7.5 install /home/ubuntu/public/song-swap/node_modules/bcrypt
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> node-gyp rebuild
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gyp ERR! configure error
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gyp ERR! stack Error: "pre" versions of node cannot be installed, use the --nodedir flag instead
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gyp ERR! stack at install (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:69:16)
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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:56:37)
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gyp ERR! stack at getNodeDir (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:219:20)
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gyp ERR! stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:105:9
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gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:630:7)
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gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:99:17)
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gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (child_process.js:730:16)
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gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:797:5)
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gyp ERR! System Linux 3.5.0-21-generic
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gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
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gyp ERR! cwd /home/ubuntu/public/song-swap/node_modules/bcrypt
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gyp ERR! node -v v0.11.2-pre
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gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.9.5
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gyp ERR! not ok
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npm ERR! bcrypt@0.7.5 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
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npm ERR! `sh "-c" "node-gyp rebuild"` failed with 1
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npm ERR!
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npm ERR! Failed at the bcrypt@0.7.5 install script.
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npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the bcrypt package,
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npm ERR! not with npm itself.
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npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
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npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
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npm ERR! You can get their info via:
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npm ERR! npm owner ls bcrypt
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npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
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npm ERR! System Linux 3.5.0-21-generic
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npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "bcrypt"
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npm ERR! cwd /home/ubuntu/public/song-swap
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npm ERR! node -v v0.11.2-pre
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npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.18
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npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
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npm ERR!
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npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
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npm ERR! /home/ubuntu/public/song-swap/npm-debug.log
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npm ERR! not ok code 0
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```
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The main error here is:
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```
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Error: "pre" versions of node cannot be installed, use the --nodedir flag instead
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```
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This error is caused when you attempt to compile a native addon using a version of node.js with `-pre` at the end of the version number:
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``` bash
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$ node -v
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v0.10.4-pre
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```
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## How to avoid (the short answer)
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To avoid this error completely just use a stable release of node.js. i.e. `v0.10.4`, and __not__ `v0.10.4-pre`.
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## How to fix (the long answer)
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This error happens because `node-gyp` does not know what header files were used to compile your "pre" version of node, and therefore it needs you to specify the node source code directory path using the `--nodedir` flag.
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For example, if I compiled my development ("pre") version of node.js using the source code in `/Users/nrajlich/node`, then I could invoke `node-gyp` like:
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``` bash
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$ node-gyp rebuild --nodedir=/Users/nrajlich/node
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```
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Or install an native addon through `npm` like:
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``` bash
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$ npm install bcrypt --nodedir=/Users/nrajlich/node
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```
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### Always use `--nodedir`
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__Note:__ This is for advanced users who use `-pre` versions of node more often than tagged releases.
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If you're invoking `node-gyp` through `npm`, then you can leverage `npm`'s configuration system and not have to specify the `--nodedir` flag all the time:
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``` bash
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$ npm config set nodedir /Users/nrajlich/node
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```
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