npm install failing (error ENOENT)

[mhingston]

Are there any known issues when installing using npm 5?

node: v8.7.0
npm: 5.5.1
Linux 4.13.8-1 x86_64

npm install fails with:

19834 verbose stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename '/home/miles/blockstack-todos/node_modules/.staging/blockstack-05ae9f0d/node_modules/JSONStream' -> '/home/miles/blockstack-todos/node_modules/.staging/JSONStream-a0c1e476'
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/move.js:14:12
19834 verbose stack     at rename (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/move.js:74:12)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/node_modules/run-queue/queue.js:63:24
19834 verbose stack     at RunQueue._runQueue (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/node_modules/run-queue/queue.js:62:22)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/node_modules/run-queue/queue.js:30:12
19834 verbose stack     at RunQueue.run (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/node_modules/run-queue/queue.js:27:24)
19834 verbose stack     at move (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/move-concurrently/move.js:46:16)
19834 verbose stack     at wrappedMove (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/move.js:11:10)
19834 verbose stack     at mkdirp.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:145:14)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:48:26
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:287:18
19834 verbose stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:154:5)
19834 verbose stack     at finishModule (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:144:42)
19834 verbose stack     at BB.map.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:137:12)
19834 verbose stack     at stageBundledModule (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:136:6)
19834 verbose stack     at BB.map (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:109:14)
19834 verbose stack     at runCallback (timers.js:785:20)
19834 verbose stack     at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:747:5)
19834 verbose stack     at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:718:5)
19834 verbose stack     at readBundled (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:104:13)
19834 verbose stack     at BB.fromNode.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:91:14)
19834 verbose stack     at extract (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/action/extract.js:89:6)
19834 verbose stack     at BB.fromNode (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:75:20)
19834 verbose stack     at runAction (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:74:13)
19834 verbose stack     at isInstallable.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:54:16)
19834 verbose stack     at runCallback (timers.js:785:20)
19834 verbose stack     at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:747:5)
19834 verbose stack     at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:718:5)
19834 verbose stack     at actions.(anonymous function) (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:52:44)
19834 verbose stack     at execAction (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:198:18)
19834 verbose stack     at result.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:77:25)
19834 verbose stack     at withInit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:132:15)
19834 verbose stack     at runCallback (timers.js:785:20)
19834 verbose stack     at withInit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:182:13)
19834 verbose stack     at doParallel (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:131:10)
19834 verbose stack     at Array.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/bind-actor.js:15:8)
19834 verbose stack     at LOOP (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:15:14)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:18:7
19834 verbose stack     at next (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/rimraf/rimraf.js:75:7)
19834 verbose stack     at CB (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/rimraf/rimraf.js:111:9)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/rimraf/rimraf.js:137:14
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:284:29
19834 verbose stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:21)
19834 verbose stack From previous event:
19834 verbose stack     at runAction (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:74:13)
19834 verbose stack     at isInstallable.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:54:16)
19834 verbose stack     at runCallback (timers.js:785:20)
19834 verbose stack     at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:747:5)
19834 verbose stack     at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:718:5)
19834 verbose stack From previous event:
19834 verbose stack     at actions.(anonymous function) (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:52:44)
19834 verbose stack     at execAction (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:198:18)
19834 verbose stack     at result.then (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:77:25)
19834 verbose stack From previous event:
19834 verbose stack     at withInit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:132:15)
19834 verbose stack     at runCallback (timers.js:785:20)
19834 verbose stack From previous event:
19834 verbose stack     at withInit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:182:13)
19834 verbose stack     at doParallel (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/actions.js:131:10)
19834 verbose stack     at Array.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/bind-actor.js:15:8)
19834 verbose stack     at LOOP (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:15:14)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:18:7
19834 verbose stack     at next (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/rimraf/rimraf.js:75:7)
19834 verbose stack     at CB (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/rimraf/rimraf.js:111:9)
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/rimraf/rimraf.js:137:14
19834 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:284:29
19834 verbose stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:21)
19835 verbose cwd /home/miles/blockstack-todos
19836 verbose Linux 4.13.8-1-ARCH
19837 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
19838 verbose node v8.7.0
19839 verbose npm  v5.5.1
19840 error path /home/miles/blockstack-todos/node_modules/.staging/blockstack-05ae9f0d/node_modules/JSONStream
19841 error code ENOENT
19842 error errno -2
19843 error syscall rename
19844 error enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename '/home/miles/blockstack-todos/node_modules/.staging/blockstack-05ae9f0d/node_modules/JSONStream' -> '/home/miles/blockstack-todos/node_modules/.staging/JSONStream-a0c1e476'
19845 error enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
19846 verbose exit [ -2, true ]

[yuanma7]

Hi I think I met the problem like u! Do u solve the problem and how?

[pstan26]

@jackzampolin any idea whats happening here and how we can solve? cc @shea256

[jackzampolin]

Upgrade your node version to 6.x. That should fix this issue.