node-gyp rebuild build error 'make' failed npm install

Question

Getting these errors using npm install on OSX 10.10.5:

build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 69
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:270:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 14.5.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/Cellar/node/4.1.1/bin/node" "/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /node_modules/fsevents
gyp ERR! node -v v4.1.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing fsevents@0.3.8

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '15 at 22:40

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This will resolve by installing Xcode 7. Just run the update on Xcode and, magically, everything works again.

answered Sep 25 '15 at 22:40

arnonate

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I had the same issue and it got fixed by accepting the term & agreements of Xcode. – forgetaboutme Jan 05 '16 at 01:08
How about in Ubuntu? – alper Mar 30 '22 at 22:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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Unfortunately for me, installing Xcode 7 didn't fix it. I had to downgrade from node 4.2 to 0.12.7. At this point in time, Mean.js only supports Node 0.10.x. (Note that Node jumps from 0.12.7 to 4.0.)

I use n to manage Node versions. To install n

$ npm install -g n

Then install Node 0.12.7 via n

$ n 0.12.7

Enter n in the terminal to choose Node version.

$ n

Use arrow to select a version and press enter.

Then try

$ yo meanjs

This SO post explains in detail on how to change to an older version of node.js.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Oct 22 '15 at 18:47

voratima

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Changing to 0.12.7 was the only thing that worked for me too. – trudesign Oct 26 '15 at 19:58

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