Apple M1 npm install error

[wscourge]

Version of the library
Latest 5.2.0

Describe the bug
Cannot install the library on Apple M1

To Reproduce
Run npm install text-to-image on Apple M1.

See the following:

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c -- node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --update-binary
npm ERR! Failed to execute '/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node /Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v108' (1)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.9
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node@18.12.1 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.0/canvas-v2.11.0-node-v108-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.0/canvas-v2.11.0-node-v108-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for canvas@2.11.0 and node@18.12.1 (node-v108 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.0/canvas-v2.11.0-node-v108-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@9.1.0
npm ERR! gyp info using node@18.12.1 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! gyp info ok
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@9.1.0
npm ERR! gyp info using node@18.12.1 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.11.2 found at "/opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.11/bin/python3.11"
npm ERR! gyp info spawn /opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.11/bin/python3.11
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-f',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'make',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/config.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/Users/me/Library/Caches/node-gyp/18.12.1/include/node/common.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/me/Library/Caches/node-gyp/18.12.1',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/me/Library/Caches/node-gyp/18.12.1/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'build',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ]
npm ERR! Package pixman-1 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
npm ERR! Perhaps you should add the directory containing `pixman-1.pc'
npm ERR! to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
npm ERR! No package 'pixman-1' found
npm ERR! gyp: Call to 'pkg-config pixman-1 --libs' returned exit status 1 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:284:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:513:28)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:291:12)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.6.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node" "/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary" "--module=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node" "--module_name=canvas" "--module_path=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/Release" "--napi_version=8" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v108"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v18.12.1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v9.1.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node /Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v108' (1)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:89:23)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:513:28)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1091:16)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:302:5)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.6.0
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/Users/me/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node" "/Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary"
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /Users/me/ws/tzif.io/hix/bin/covers/node_modules/canvas
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v18.12.1
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.9
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/me/.npm/_logs/2023-03-20T10_37_34_641Z-debug-0.log

Expected behavior
Successfull installation

Screenshots

Additional context

node -v: 18.12.1

[MauriceArikoglu]

@wscourge @bostrom
Same here!

Nevermind, solved it with the help of this issue: Automattic/node-canvas#1733
Solution is have certain image libraries installed on the system - brew comes to rescue: brew install pkg-config cairo pango libpng jpeg giflib librsvg

[bostrom]

Thanks @MauriceArikoglu

It's mentioned in the installation instructions about installing dependencies for node-canvas.

I use an M1 mac myself and haven't had issues, but then again I don't actively use this library anymore, so feedback like this is still very welcome 🙂

Does this resolve your issue @wscourge?

[wscourge]

After installing dependencies with brew as pointed out by @MauriceArikoglu , it does work. Thank you.