npm ERR! No git binary found in $PATH

Question

I can't seem to get zenbot to install I am new to node.js, so please be kind. I am getting all kinds of error I do have git installed. I followed the install instructions and I really don't know where to start. I am a Java and C programming trying to cut my teeth on something new and learn through the bumps and bruises.

C:\zenbot>npm install
npm ERR! code ENOGIT
npm ERR! No git binary found in $PATH
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed using git.
npm ERR! Please check if you have git installed and in your PATH.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2017-12-25T08_17_27_513Z-debug.log

----- Log file--
0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'C:\\nodejs\\node.exe',
1 verbose cli   'C:\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli   'install' ]
2 info using npm@5.5.1
3 info using node@v8.9.3
4 verbose npm-session 5167d752483581f2
5 silly install runPreinstallTopLevelLifecycles
6 silly preinstall zenbot4@4.0.5
7 info lifecycle zenbot4@4.0.5~preinstall: zenbot4@4.0.5
8 silly install loadCurrentTree
9 silly install readLocalPackageData
10 silly install loadIdealTree
11 silly install cloneCurrentTreeToIdealTree
12 silly install loadShrinkwrap
13 silly fetchPackageMetaData error for forex.analytics@github:mkmarek/forex.analytics#7bc278987700d4204e959af17de61495941d1a14 No git binary found in $PATH
14 verbose stack Error: No git binary found in $PATH
14 verbose stack     at checkGit (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\pacote\lib\util\git.js:199:17)
14 verbose stack     at spawnGit (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\pacote\lib\util\git.js:178:10)
14 verbose stack     at pinflight (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\pacote\lib\util\git.js:110:12)
14 verbose stack     at C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\promise-inflight\inflight.js:29:24
14 verbose stack     at Promise._execute (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\debuggability.js:300:9)
14 verbose stack     at Promise._resolveFromExecutor (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:483:18)
14 verbose stack     at new Promise (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:79:10)
14 verbose stack     at _inflight (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\promise-inflight\inflight.js:28:25)
14 verbose stack     at C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\promise-inflight\inflight.js:22:14
14 verbose stack     at tryCatcher (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\util.js:16:23)
14 verbose stack     at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:512:31)
14 verbose stack     at Promise._settlePromise (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:569:18)
14 verbose stack     at Promise._settlePromiseCtx (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:606:10)
14 verbose stack     at Async._drainQueue (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:138:12)
14 verbose stack     at Async._drainQueues (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:143:10)
14 verbose stack     at Immediate.Async.drainQueues (C:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:17:14)
15 verbose cwd C:\zenbot
16 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.15063
17 verbose argv "C:\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install"
18 verbose node v8.9.3
19 verbose npm  v5.5.1
20 error code ENOGIT
21 error No git binary found in $PATH
22 error Failed using git.
22 error Please check if you have git installed and in your PATH.
23 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>git -v Unknown option: -v usage: git [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c name=value] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path] [-p | --paginate | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>] <command> [<args>] –

Answer 1

You are trying within C:\\WINDOWS\\system32 , probably git executable is available over there.

Change the directory to C:\\ and then try git --version .

If you get error git is not recognized..., then git path is not set in environment variables.

So, open your environment variable settings and set the git executable path to PATH variable.

Answer 2

Looks like it's missing from the alpine image. npm install is kinda fundamental to node and git is required to install certain dependencies.

Including

RUN apk update && apk upgrade && \
    apk add --no-cache git

in the dockerfile will fix it.

Answer 3

While running RUN npm install --progress=false --unsafe-perm in docker file on jenkins

FROM node:10.15.0-alpine (as the base image)

I was getting npm ERR! No git binary found in $PATH

Solution- added below line in docker file and it worked

RUN apk update && apk upgrade &&
apk add --no-cache git