Install the Node-Red and the Node-RED Library node-red-contrib-modbus problem.

Jesper Bødewadt Møller

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Oct 17, 2016, 8:18:34 AM10/17/16

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Hi

i have now got a new Raspberry PI 3. So now I have to set it up and document what i do THIS time ;o)

I have some problems to install the Node-Red and the Node-RED Library node-red-contrib-modbus.

Im not sure what the problem is. if it is the versions a use or the user login level pi/root.

Base image 2016-09-23-raspbian-jessie

-> Apply Raspbian Updates

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt full-upgrade

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ node -v v0.10.29

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo su -

root@raspberrypi:~# apt-get remove --purge node* npm*

root@raspberrypi:~# curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -

root@raspberrypi:~# apt-get install -y nodejs # npm nodejs-legacy #(Installed with nodesource)

root@raspberrypi:~# node -v v4.6.0

root@raspberrypi:~# npm -v 2.15.9

-> reboot

pi@raspberrypi:~# sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red node-red-admin

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download: https://github.com/voodootikigod/node-serialport/releases/download/3.1.2/serialport-v3.1.2-node-v46-linux-arm.tar.gz

node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for seria...@3.1.2 and no...@4.6.0 (node-v46 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)

root@raspberrypi:~# sudo npm install -g node-red-contrib-modbus

-

> seria...@4.0.3 install /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport

> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download: https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport/releases/download/4.0.3/serialport-v4.0.3-node-v46-linux-arm.tar.gz

node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for seria...@4.0.3 and no...@4.6.0 (node-v46 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)

gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir "/root/.node-gyp/4.6.0"

gyp WARN EACCES attempting to reinstall using temporary dev dir "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/.node-gyp"

make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build'

make: *** No rule to make target '../.node-gyp/4.6.0/include/node/common.gypi', needed by 'Makefile'. Stop.

make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build'

gyp ERR! build error

gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2

gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:276:23)

gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)

gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)

gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)

gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.21-v7+

gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node" "--module_name=serialport" "--module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build/Release"

gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport

gyp ERR! node -v v4.6.0

gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0

gyp ERR! not ok

node-pre-gyp ERR! build error

node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/bin/nodejs /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node --module_name=serialport --module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build/Release' (1)

node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:83:29)

node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)

node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)

node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:829:16)

node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:211:5)

node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.21-v7+

node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"

node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport

node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v4.6.0

node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.30

node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok

Failed to execute '/usr/bin/nodejs /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build/Release/serialport.node --module_name=serialport --module_path=/usr/lib/node_modules/node-red-contrib-modbus/node_modules/node-modbus/node_modules/serialport/build/Release' (1)

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.21-v7+

npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "node-red-contrib-modbus"

npm ERR! node v4.6.0

npm ERR! npm v2.15.9

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! seria...@4.0.3 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`

npm ERR! Exit status 1

npm ERR!

npm ERR! Failed at the seria...@4.0.3 install script 'node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build'.

npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the serialport package,

npm ERR! not with npm itself.

npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:

npm ERR! node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:

npm ERR! npm bugs serialport

npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:

npm ERR!

npm ERR! npm owner ls serialport

npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:

npm ERR! /root/npm-debug.log

root@raspberrypi:~# reboot

Jesper Bødewadt Møller

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Oct 17, 2016, 3:07:19 PM10/17/16

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Got it to work

--- Apply Raspbian Updates ---

sudo apt-get update

-----> Download package

sudo apt full-upgrade

-----> Install package

--- NPM Install ---

sudo apt-get install npm

sudo npm install -g npm@2.x

--- Nodejs Install ---

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs # npm nodejs-legacy #(Installed with nodesource)

--- Node-Red Install ---

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red node-red-admin

node-red

--- Modbus Install for c ---

sudo apt-get install libmodbus-dev

--- Node-Red Flows ---

hash -r

cd ~/.node-red

npm install node-red-contrib-modbus

sudo npm install -g node-red-contrib-azure-iot-hub

sudo npm install -g node-red-contrib-ibm-watson-iot

sudo npm install -g node-red-node-ledborg

sudo npm install -g node-red-node-random

sudo npm install -g node-red-node-smooth

Dave C-J

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Oct 17, 2016, 3:20:33 PM10/17/16

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Or use the built in script update-nodejs-and-nodered...
As per the docs

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