npm install fails at mapnik dependency

[eldang]

I just tried to install this tool but got a series of errors from the npm installer. Here's the first part:

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(403): https://mapbox-node-binary.s3.amazonaws.com/mapnik/v3.6.2/node-v59-darwin-x64-Release.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for mapnik@3.6.2 and node@9.3.0 (node-v59 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)

AFAICT, the rest are consequences of failure to install mapnik.

[eldang]

I tried installing mapnik separately first, which gets me around the first roadblock, but fails later in the process. Meanwhile, npm still tries to install mapnik and fails, apparently because it's looking for version 3.6.2 whereas the version installed from mapnik.com is 3.0.16.

[zilvinelis]

Hi @eldang, if you're working on Windows, please see 'Depends' section in node-mapnik readme file.
As windows support for mapnik has been dropped link, we are stuck to using v.8 version of node.js, because binaries for v.9 and later versions are not provided.
By the way, if you want to use different versions of Node.js on your machine, please take a look at nvm manager link.

P.S. I was able to successfully install spritezero-cli using Node.js v.8.9.4

[eldang]

Thanks, @zilvinelis . I'm on a Mac, but am using node v.9.5.0 . I'll see if I can install nvm, node v.8.xx and then spritezero-cli; if it works then I'll submit a PR to warn upfront about this in the README.

[AntonERG]

@eldang, was you able to fix this? I'm getting the same issue

[eldang]

I'm sorry @AEiosApp - I ended up not having time, having meanwhile found that this wasn't the tool I needed anyway.

[salmau]

I've got the same issue and using the version 8.9.4 fixes it

[thoober]

@AEiosApp Did you ever solve this? I am stuck in the same place as you are. I personally did a 10x version install found this dependency issue, uninstalled and installed of 8.9.4. Still getting the exact same error. Any help would be appreciated.

[melroy89]

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

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(403): https://mapbox-node-binary.s3.amazonaws.com/mapnik/v3.6.2/node-v67-linux-x64-Release.tar.gz 
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for mapnik@3.6.2 and node@11.3.0 (node-v67 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) 
node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(undefined): https://mapbox-node-binary.s3.amazonaws.com/mapnik/v3.6.2/node-v67-linux-x64-Release.tar.gz 
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for mapnik@3.6.2 and node@11.3.0 (node-v67 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) 
/bin/sh: mapnik-config: opdracht niet gevonden
gyp: Call to 'mapnik-config --cflags' returned exit status 127 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp

Aggh!! This is because of the mapnik dependency package!

[cdavis4]

nothing previously suggested worked for me on mac Catalina or Win10 to avoid the mapnik failure except to use this fork https://www.npmjs.com/package/@beyondtracks/spritezero-cli. 2 days to troubleshoot. ~ms to make spritesheet :)

[mirkoclemente]

@cdavis4 Thank you for sharing!

[bahung1221]

@cdavis4 , thank you so much!
Two hours passed and I still can't install spritezero-cli on macOs 11 using node 10 and node 12 but the folk you mention above saved me!