Jazz
July 14, 2021, 7:37am
1
I’m trying to update Joplin for some time now, but I always encounter the following issue:
4444 http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-stream 114ms (cache miss)
4445 timing metavuln:packument:glob-stream Completed in 116ms
4446 notice
4446 notice New minor version of npm available! 7.17.0 -> 7.19.1
4446 notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.19.1
4446 notice Run npm install -g npm@7.19.1 to update!
4446 notice
4447 verbose stack TypeError: semver.simplifyRange is not a function
4447 verbose stack at Advisory.[calculateRange] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/lib/advisory.js:191:16)
4447 verbose stack at Advisory.load (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/lib/advisory.js:148:28)
4447 verbose stack at Calculator.[calculate] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/lib/index.js:59:14)
4447 verbose stack at async Promise.all (index 8)
4447 verbose stack at async Map.[init] (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/audit-report.js:180:7)
4447 verbose stack at async Map.run (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/audit-report.js:108:7)
4448 verbose cwd /var/cache/private/pamac/joplin/src/joplin-1.8.5
4449 verbose Linux 5.10.49-1-MANJARO
4450 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--cache" "/var/cache/private/pamac/joplin/src/npm-cache"
4451 verbose node v12.22.0
4452 verbose npm v7.17.0
4453 error semver.simplifyRange is not a function
4454 verbose exit 1
$ npm list -g
/home/jazz/.npm-global/lib
+-- asar@3.0.3
+-- npm@7.19.1
`-- semver@7.3.5
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jazz
July 14, 2021, 11:19am
2
I’ve learned that npm should be downgraded to v6 in order to use Joplin.
In case somebody else experiences problems with building Joplin or running scripts defined in package.json. npm 7.x causes the toolchain to fail. The current fix is to downgrade to the latest 6.x version of npm. Here are issues that have been...
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Instead of using a global installation of node - I recommend using a node version manager.
One such version manager is nvm.
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Jazz
July 14, 2021, 2:09pm
4
Thanks for the heads up. I installed node v14 & npm v6 by using nvm and switched to it, but the error is still the same.
$ node -v || node --version
v14.17.3
$ npm --version
6.14.13
By looking at the logs, during installation of Joplin, it still mentions the npm v7.17.0-1 which was installed via pamac:
I have noticed there’s another npm that I tried to install whilst struggling with Joplin in my ~/.npm-global installed with the -g switch.
I know this may be critical for my system and I kindly ask for your guidance (to avoid bricking my Manjaro) - what would be a clean and safe way to reduce those 2 redundant versions of npm/node and keep only the one I just installed via nvm?
Just checking versions:
npm is this bash script:
#!/usr/bin/env node
and my last joplin installation did also:
I don’t know if any of this will help you or muddy the waters more
Joplin is in the AUR (Arch User Repository ).
Jazz
July 18, 2021, 9:45am
7
$ whereis npm
npm: /usr/bin/npm /home/jazz/.nvm/versions/node/v14.17.3/bin/npm /usr/share/man/man1/npm.1.gz
$ npm -v
6.14.13
$ node -v
v14.17.3
$ /usr/bin/npm -v
7.17.0
$ /usr/bin/node -v
v12.22.0
$ /usr/bin/npm list --depth=0
joe@ /home/jazz
+-- @mapbox/node-pre-gyp@1.0.1
`-- semver@7.3.5
jq and oniguruma installed (same versions)
The only difference is that I have multiple npm installed: one is my /usr/bin and the other one in my /home dir via nvm. I tried to delete the /home instance, but there was no improvements. Still the semvers issue. I guess I should not uninstall the one in /usr/bin and install it again, since it may be required by the system?
Jazz
July 18, 2021, 9:50am
8
I’m just trying to decipher why other Manjaro users report they can install Joplin, but I can’t replicate it due to an unknown issue with semver. Even more confusing is that the devs of Joplin claim it can’t be built against npm v7.x, whilst others claim they can.
SemVer 7.3.5 and jq version 1.6 installed but not oniguruma.
$ npm list -g
while
$ tree -l -L 2 ~/.npm
npm -h comments a .npmrc file, which I do not have.
But apart from this, I couldn’t see anything else, sorry Jazz.
Hi Jazz, today there was an update of Joplin to:
Client ID: 3fcdf7b15183478b9a2342dce86bxxxx
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Jazz
July 19, 2021, 9:50pm
11
Yes, please. I would prefer pamac (if possible), thank you.
Jazz
July 20, 2021, 11:19am
12
I believe this is my main issue that affects hits, so I’ll open another one here (since the definition of the original problem described on top of this page may be misleading):
I have just encountered a weird issue that I can’t resolve easily. I tried to install npm in multiple ways, and finally ended up using nvm, but now I probably need to find a way to remove the previous “global npm” that I’ve installed via npm install -g npm@_VERSION_. The most confusing thing is the following:
$ which npm
/home/jazz/.nvm/versions/node/v16.5.0/bin/npm
$ npm --version
7.17.0
$ whereis npm
npm: /usr/bin/npm /home/jazz/.nvm/versions/node/v16.5.0/bin/npm /usr/share/man/man1/npm.1.g…
Jazz
July 21, 2021, 1:51am
13
At least one of the following commands helped me to install joplin-desktop:
$ nvm cache clear
$ nvm exec npm audit fix
$ nvm exec npm install semver
$ pamac install joplin-desktop
I just read your post. Interesting. I mess so much my system that usually I have to clean install it once a year. Maybe that’s why it’s so different!?
$ which npm
$ npm --version
$ whereis npm
$ which node
[$ whereis node
And nvm is not installed
But at least you got Joplin installed, there is always a way (in Linux)
system
August 5, 2021, 4:10pm
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