AWS-Amplify-cli fails to install on Mac

Question

Trying to install AWS-Amplify-CLI and followed this

When I run npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli or sudo npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli I get the following errors

node-pre-gyp WARN Using request for node-pre-gyp https download node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for fsevents@1.2.7 and node@11.8.0 (node-v67 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib' gyp ERR: configure error gyp ERR: stack Error, EACCES. permission denied. mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/build' gyp ERR. System Darwin 18.2.0 gyp ERR. command "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v67-darwin-x64/fse.node" "--module_name=fse" "--module_path=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v67-darwin-x64" "--napi_version=4" "--node_abi_napi=napi" gyp ERR: cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents gyp ERR. node -v v11.8.0 gyp ERR. node-gyp -v v3:8:0 gyp ERR. not ok node-pre-gyp ERR. build error node-pre-gyp ERR: stack Error: Failed to execute '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v67-darwin-x64/fse:node --module_name=fse --module_path=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v67-darwin-x64 --napi_version=4 --node_abi_napi=napi' (1) node-pre-gyp ERR: stack at ChildProcess. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js.83.29) node-pre-gyp ERR: stack at ChildProcess:emit (events.js.197.13) node-pre-gyp ERR. stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js.978.16) node-pre-gyp ERR. stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js.265.5) node-pre-gyp ERR. System Darwin 18.2.0 node-pre-gyp ERR. command "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" node-pre-gyp ERR: cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents node-pre-gyp ERR. node -v v11.8:0 node-pre-gyp ERR: node-pre-gyp -v v0.10.3 node-pre-gyp ERR: not ok Failed to execute '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v67-darwin-x64/fse.node --module_name=fse --module_path=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node/lib/node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v67-darwin-x64 --napi_version=4 --node_abi_napi=napi' (1) npm WARN graphql-import@0.4.5 requires a peer of graphql@^0.11.0 || ^0.12.0 || ^0.13.0 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself. npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.7 (node_modules/@aws-amplify/cli/node_modules/fsevents): npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.7 install: node install npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

• @aws-amplify/cli@0.1.44 added 2 packages from 1 contributor, removed 6 packages and updated 29 packages in 57.461s

When I install node-pre-gyp and node-gyp separately, I get the same errors.

I have CHMOD 0777 on the project folder and then tried to install again without the -g flag, but same error.

OS: Mojave 10.14.2
Node: v11.8.0
npm: 6.5.0

Answer 1

您也可以尝试以下对我有用的命令：

sudo npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli --unsafe-perm=true 

Answer 2

Fixed.

It seems that there was an issue with my global installation of node and npm, missing/incorrect entries in:

• ~/.bash_profile
• ~/.bashrc

The fix was to totally remove node & npm, the re-install using nvm. I followed these:

• https://github.com/brock/node-reinstall/
• https://gist.github.com/d2s/372b5943bce17b964a79

Please note:

• you may need to remove some node or npm files manually
• you may need to upgrade node and/or npm afterwards
• you may need to reinstall individual node packages afterwards.

Answer 3

I had a similar issue. I needed to set the python version for some odd reason. Something like npm config set python python2.7 && npm install

Amplify needs local resources and needs to be tied to a environment especially if you are switching between them.

Like dev/prod or local dev on a Mac vs some dev in windows.

Look at amplify env add

Answer 4

I had node installed via brew so my fix was:

1. uninstall node completely

   brew uninstall --force node

2. install node via: https://nodejs.org/es/ which updates PATH automatically

3. install amplify:

   sudo npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli --unsafe-perm=true

Answer 5

This is what I did to solve this:

1. Re-install node to the latest version. You can do that using the following steps:

 - sudo npm cache clean -f (force) clear you npm cache - sudo npm install -gn install n (this might take a while) - sudo n stable upgrade to the current stable version

Note that sudo might prompt your password.

2. Install amplify :

sudo npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli --unsafe-perm=true

This last process may take a while.

Answer 6

EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally

• First uninstall amplify

npm uninstall -g @aws-amplify/cli

• or

sudo amplify uninstall

• Reinstall npm with a node version manager, I recommend this guide https://tecadmin.net/install-nvm-macos-with-homebrew/

• On command line create a directory for global installations

mkdir ~/.npm-global

• Configure npm to use the new directory path:

npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

• For versions after MacOS Catalina uses nano ~/.zshrc and for versions before this version uses nano ~/.profile and add the next line

export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

• On the command line, update your system variables. If you used ~/. zshrc

source ~/.zshrc

• If you used ~/. profile

source ~/.profile

• Then try to install amplify

npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli

Answer 7

While the accepted solution seemed to work initially, I encountered further EACCES: permission error while using amplify-cli. The way I got it solved is by resolving EACESS permissions as recommended by npmjs documentation .

Instructions:

1. On the command line, in your home directory, create a directory for global installations:

mkdir ~/.npm-global

2. Configure npm to use the new directory path:

npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

3. In your preferred text editor, open or create a ~/.profile file and add this line:

nano ~/.profile
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

4. On the command line, update your system variables:

source ~/.profile

5. Test if the added path is working by looking for the string .npm-global/bin in the outpout:

echo $PATH

6. Finally, install aws-amplify/cli without using sudo as follows:

npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli