npm install error

[sahil28v]

npm install shows this while installation---

npm WARN prefer global node-gyp@3.3.1 should be installed with -g

fsevents@1.0.9 install ....../react-slingshot/node_modules/fsevents
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

sh: node-pre-gyp: command not found
npm WARN install:fsevents@1.0.9 fsevents@1.0.9 install: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm WARN install:fsevents@1.0.9 spawn ENOENT

Then, npm start gives this error-
sh: rimraf: command not found

npm ERR! Darwin 15.2.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "run" "remove-dist"
npm ERR! node v5.9.1
npm ERR! npm v3.7.3
npm ERR! file sh
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn
npm ERR! react-slingshot@1.2.0 remove-dist: rimraf ./dist
npm ERR! spawn ENOENT
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the react-slingshot@1.2.0 remove-dist script 'rimraf ./dist'.

I tried installing the older version of node and npm , also tried uninstalling and reinstalling nodejs, but didn't work. Also tried running npm install after -- sudo npm install node-gyp node-pre-gyp, didn't work.....

Can you please help.

System is Mac, OS: el capitan

[coryhouse]

Odd. I'm unable to reproduce this running Node 5.9.1 npm 3.7.3 on Mac OS El Capitan. Perhaps running this first would help? npm install -g node-gyp.

Based on mapbox/node-pre-gyp#156

[sahil28v]

Tried that ,but still get this back while doing npm install ---
node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

sh: node-pre-gyp: command not found
npm WARN install:fsevents@1.0.9 fsevents@1.0.9 install: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm WARN install:fsevents@1.0.9 spawn ENOENT

I tried the same on my windows pc where everything works fine.
I think the problem has started lately with node and npm on my mac -- but re-installing them both didn't work as well.

Some blogs mentioned - installing node via home brew could mess up path variable , but although I did install home brew lately , I didn't use it to install node at all.
Also my echo $PATH returns this /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/git/bin -- don't know if this is showing up correctly.

Kinda stuck on what shall I do next to rectify this.

Anyways , thanks for the reply @coryhouse , appreciate your help

[coryhouse]

It's clearly a machine specific issue since we're running the exact same setup. I think you're on the right track looking into PATH issues. Does this same issue occur if you try to install node-pre-gyp all by itself?

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-pre-gyp

I suspect solving why that install doesn't work will lead to your issue.

[sahil28v]

@coryhouse -- its working now.

All I did after endless trials was uninstalling npm, rollback to node 4.4 -> try again ( Didn't work) -- then I updated nodejs to its latest version again , with it updating npm.----- Now it works.(No idea why though)

thanks for taking out the time to reply .