Error: Cannot find module './lib' #3606

stevenvachon · 2015-10-30T14:47:16Z

Just installed node v5 and running npm in command line produces said error.

OS X 10.10.5

How to Fix

(For now)
(Edited in by @Fishrock123)

rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm

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evanlucas · 2015-10-30T14:47:55Z

Can you paste the entire stack trace?

stevenvachon · 2015-10-30T14:48:12Z

Error: Cannot find module './lib'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/hawk/index.js:1:80)
    at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
npm ERR! Darwin 14.5.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm"
npm ERR! node v5.0.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.3.6
npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND

npm ERR! Cannot find module './lib'
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

kenany · 2015-10-30T15:05:31Z

ref. npm/npm#10166

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T16:06:26Z

I think it probably has something to do with https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/tools/osx-pkg.pmdoc/02npm.xml#L9 but I don't actually understand how OS X installers work. cc @othiym23

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T16:08:38Z

Hmmm, could 63a628d#diff-649abfdda4cfccbe318266e0c9116701L3 have been this issue? That commit was scheduled for v4.0.0 but doesn't seem to have landed until v5?

nicolabortignon · 2015-10-30T16:13:27Z

+1 same os version and 5.0.0.
Can't reproduce with 4.2.1

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T16:14:35Z

Looks like the commit is staged for v4.2.2 but has not landed in v4.x yet. 5652ce0

cc @jasnell

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T16:16:42Z

On second look, that seems like just an identifier though...

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T16:22:46Z

cc @nodejs/build for anyone who knows how the OS X installer works more

jasnell · 2015-10-30T16:29:46Z

@nicolabortignon ... I just want to be clear: you are not seeing this problem with v4.2.1 currently correct?

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T16:34:42Z

@jasnell I did not have any issues with v4.2.1

From #npm irc:

othiym23: Fishrock123: yes, but if the installer only uninstalls the previous version before installing the new version if the manifest IDs match, that would account for the behavior everyone's seeing

nicolabortignon · 2015-10-30T16:44:40Z

@jasnell that is correct, 4.2.1 works like a charm.

jasnell · 2015-10-30T17:19:28Z

Ok cool. Taking it back off the lts-watch list then.

Fishrock123 · 2015-10-30T17:26:27Z

@jasnell You need to not land 5652ce0 in v4.x until this fixed/confirmed.

jasnell · 2015-10-30T17:28:33Z

Yep, as far as I can tell that one is not on the list.

jasnell · 2015-10-30T17:29:10Z

Actually.. wait... nevermind lol... I think it was just in the batch I just did lol (double checking to make sure it's not... getting conflicting information) ... Update: Ok, nevermind, we're good. I hadn't pushed that set of changes yet, it was just in a local test branch. We're good 👍

harsimranmaan · 2015-11-02T04:58:43Z

Failed on OS X for me. Not able to install any packages. Works on 4.2.

Fishrock123 · 2015-11-02T16:23:42Z

cc @nodejs/build or @nodejs/collaborators does anyone know enough about the OS X installer to somehow make https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/tools/osx-pkg.pmdoc/02npm.xml remove the previous version properly?

i.e. origin commit: 63a628d#diff-649abfdda4cfccbe318266e0c9116701L3 (Rolling back this commit will only make matters worse at this point.)

utnas · 2015-11-03T01:03:16Z

Error: Cannot find module './lib'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/hawk/index.js:1:80)
    at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
npm ERR! Darwin 15.0.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "--global"
npm ERR! node v5.0.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.3.6
npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND

npm ERR! Cannot find module './lib'
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

rvagg · 2015-11-03T01:27:21Z

@Fishrock123 OSX installers are a bit of a joke, I suspect the best you can do is run a custom perl script during the installation to do a cleanup. There's no real concept of an "uninstaller" for OSX which I find baffling.

Perhaps the best way to tackle this is to look at #2571 because we're ditching the old packager anyway and this new tool might have an easier option for cleanup.

wsmd · 2015-11-03T06:41:33Z

I had this issue earlier today and I fixed it by removing npm (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm) and reinstalling node v5 again.

edounn · 2015-12-21T12:01:47Z

rm'ing it worked for me as well, but I thought maybe I was having problems because at one time i installed it with brew, and maybe even ports too.. either way, rm all them and installing stable worked for me. thanks!

stevenvachon · 2015-12-21T16:03:09Z

Installing newer Node updates worked without issue. Perhaps it only occurs when going from 4.x to 5.x with cached node modules.

shaddyhm · 2016-01-01T20:57:10Z

WORKS! Thanks @stevenvachon

Fishrock123 · 2016-01-02T02:11:53Z

Without cached node modules huh? I'll investigate more ~Monday.

jasnell · 2016-04-02T06:56:03Z

Is this still an issue?

iarna · 2016-05-27T00:28:29Z

@jasnell Unless the installer has been updated to remove /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm during install this will continue to be an issue any time the shape of the npm dependency tree changes. Currently we are maintaining an npm@2 style tree in npm@3, which only changes shape very rarely, but at some point (when we drop support for 0.8) I would like to see us switch to an npm@3 style tree (that is, flat, fully deduped), but we can't w/o the installer fix as it will break anyone updating (remember 3.3.6?, ugh).

MylesBorins · 2016-05-27T04:29:27Z

@iarna there is a PR open to change the installer (for osx at least)

--> #5656

It includes a commit to remove npm during install --> eff981b

I had done some work in a branch to try and getting a script working to do this with the current installer but couldn't get it working. I plan to dig into it again, but it might not be a good use of time if the other PR is ready to land

@rvagg what is the status of #5656?

Fishrock123 · 2016-05-27T22:20:25Z

Is this still an issue?

... yep.

amodkumar57 · 2016-06-09T09:49:43Z

amodkumar57 · 2016-06-09T09:50:28Z

plz fix my bug as soon as possible

MylesBorins · 2016-06-09T16:06:25Z

@amodkumar57 your problems look unrelated to this issue, which is about npm not working.

Can you post over at http://github.com/nodejs/help with more information about the problem you are having

tcosentino · 2016-08-05T03:28:20Z

I don't have a node_modules folder in /usr/local/lib/ on ubuntu 14.04.. but I do have node and npm running and getting this error. Any ideas in this case? I uninstalled node and reinstalled and got the same thing.

parallels@ubuntu:~/Documents/nikebot$ node -v
v4.4.7
parallels@ubuntu:~/Documents/nikebot$ npm -v
2.15.8

Error: Cannot find module './lib/'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:325:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:276:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/parallels/Documents/nikebot/node_modules/mongoose/index.js:7:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:353:17)

ignacio-chiazzo · 2016-10-14T13:34:05Z

Same issue when I run phonegap run ios

Output :

module.js:340
throw err;
      ^
Error: Cannot find module './lib/run'

phonegap/phonegap-cli#653

GantMan · 2016-11-01T21:39:41Z

had this exact issue on Ubuntu bash in windows. Deleting the given folder worked perfect.

2252511944 · 2017-02-23T01:28:38Z

how to do centos

Trott · 2017-07-26T23:05:11Z

This issue has been inactive for sufficiently long that it seems like perhaps it should be closed. Feel free to re-open (or leave a comment requesting that it be re-opened) if you disagree. I'm just tidying up and not acting on a super-strong opinion or anything like that.

mohamedmehdigara · 2023-03-21T16:29:24Z

Delete node modules
Delete package-lock.json
Run npm install --legacy-peer-deps
Run npm start

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Error: Cannot find module './lib' #3606

Error: Cannot find module './lib' #3606

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