🛠 Repo: Unable to install on ARM Mac (node-pre-gyp and gyp failures)

[JoshuaKGoldberg]

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• I have tried restarting my IDE and the issue persists.
• I have pulled the latest master branch of the repository.
• I have read and agree to Mocha's Code of Conduct and Contributing Guidelines
• I have searched for related issues and issues with the faq label, but none matched my issue.
• I want to provide a PR to resolve this

Overview

Running npm i on my fancy schmancy M2 Macbook Air and ignoring npm WARN deprecated lines:

josh ~/repos/mocha $ npm i
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --update-binary
npm ERR! SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/canvas-postbuild.node
npm ERR!   CXX(target) Release/obj.target/canvas/src/backend/Backend.o
npm ERR! Failed to execute '/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/bin/node /Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v120' (1)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.10
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp info using node@21.5.0 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! (node:78281) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
npm ERR! (Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v120-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/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v120-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz 
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for canvas@2.11.2 and node@21.5.0 (node-v120 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/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v120-darwin-unknown-arm64.tar.gz 
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@10.0.1
npm ERR! gyp info using node@21.5.0 | 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@10.0.1
npm ERR! gyp info using node@21.5.0 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.11.6 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/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/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/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/config.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/Users/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0/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/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/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! gyp info ok 
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@10.0.1
npm ERR! gyp info using node@21.5.0 | darwin | arm64
npm ERR! gyp info spawn make
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
npm ERR! In file included from ../src/backend/Backend.cc:1:
npm ERR! In file included from ../src/backend/Backend.h:6:
npm ERR! In file included from ../../nan/nan.h:60:
npm ERR! In file included from /Users/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0/include/node/node.h:73:
npm ERR! In file included from /Users/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0/include/node/v8.h:24:
npm ERR! In file included from /Users/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0/include/node/v8-array-buffer.h:12:
npm ERR! /Users/josh/Library/Caches/node-gyp/21.5.0/include/node/v8-local-handle.h:253:5: error: static assertion failed due to requirement 'std::is_base_of<v8::Value, v8::Data>::value': type check
npm ERR!     static_assert(std::is_base_of<T, S>::value, "type check");
npm ERR!     ^             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
npm ERR! ../../nan/nan_callbacks_12_inl.h:175:20: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'v8::Local<v8::Value>::Local<v8::Data>' requested here
npm ERR!       cbinfo(info, obj->GetInternalField(kDataIndex));
npm ERR!                    ^
npm ERR! In file included from ../src/backend/Backend.cc:1:
npm ERR! ../src/backend/Backend.h:60:14: warning: private field 'backend' is not used [-Wunused-private-field]
npm ERR!     Backend* backend;
npm ERR!              ^
npm ERR! 1 warning and 1 error generated.
npm ERR! make: *** [Release/obj.target/canvas/src/backend/Backend.o] Error 1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! build error 
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:209:23)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 23.1.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/bin/node" "/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary" "--module=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node" "--module_name=canvas" "--module_path=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/Release" "--napi_version=9" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v120"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v21.5.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v10.0.1
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/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/bin/node /Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --update-binary --module=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node --module_name=canvas --module_path=/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas/build/Release --napi_version=9 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v120' (1)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:89:23)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:519:28)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1105:16)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:305:5)
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! System Darwin 23.1.0
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/Users/josh/.nvm/versions/node/v21.5.0/bin/node" "/Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" "--update-binary"
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /Users/josh/repos/mocha/node_modules/canvas
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v21.5.0
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.10
npm ERR! node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok

This is from Mocha's dev tooling being set up back when it was common for packages such as gyp/node-gyp/node-pre-gyp to run C++ builds in npm installs.

We should update/switch packages so that code contributors & maintainers no longer need to have the right C++ compiler and/or Python version installed.

Additional Info

For now, a workaround is:

npm install --ignore-scripts

[JoshuaKGoldberg]

Re-opening as #5069 was reverted by #5095.