npm install ethereumjs-util on a raspberry pi

Question

I need to install the npm package ethereumjs-util which will not install on my raspberry pi. I am using a pi 2 with raspbian. The following is the terminal output. Please tell me what I need to do to get a successful install. Thanks for the help.

pi@raspberrypi:~/Transaction $ npm install ethereumjs-util --save npm WARN package.json [email protected] No description npm WARN package.json [email protected] No repository field. npm WARN package.json [email protected] No README data npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"npm":">=3","node":">=6.5.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"}) npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=4.0.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"}) npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=4.0.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"}) npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"npm":">=3","node":">=6.5.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"}) npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"npm":">=3","node":">=6.5.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"}) npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=0.12.0","iojs":">=1.0.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"})

[email protected] install /home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/keccak prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild || echo "Keccak bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used." prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 2.1.2 prebuild-install info looking for local prebuild @ prebuilds/keccak-v1.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/pi/.npm/_prebuilds/https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-keccak-releases-download-v1.3.0-keccak-v1.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/keccak/releases/download/v1.3.0/keccak-v1.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/keccak/releases/download/v1.3.0/keccak-v1.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=0.10.29 runtime=node arch=arm platform=linux) make: Entering directory '/home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/keccak/build' CXX(target) Release/obj.target/keccak/src/addon.o In file included from ../src/addon.cc:2:0: ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:326:47: error: ‘REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8’ is not a member of ‘v8::String’ static const unsigned kReplaceInvalidUtf8 = v8::String::REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8; ^ keccak.target.mk:100: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/keccak/src/addon.o' failed make: *** [Release/obj.target/keccak/src/addon.o] Error 1 make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/keccak/build' ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/share/node-gyp/lib/build.js:267:23) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:809:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.50-v7+ gyp ERR! command "nodejs" "/usr/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd /home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/keccak gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.29 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2 gyp ERR! not ok Keccak bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used.

npm WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=0.12.0","iojs":">=1.0.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"})

[email protected] install /home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/secp256k1 prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild || echo "Secp256k1 bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used." prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 2.1.2 prebuild-install info looking for local prebuild @ prebuilds/secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/pi/.npm/_prebuilds/https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-secp256k1-node-releases-download-v3.3.0-secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/secp256k1-node/releases/download/v3.3.0/secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/secp256k1-node/releases/download/v3.3.0/secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v11-linux-arm.tar.gz prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=0.10.29 runtime=node arch=arm platform=linux) make: Entering directory '/home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/secp256k1/build' CXX(target) Release/obj.target/secp256k1/src/addon.o In file included from ../src/addon.cc:2:0: ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:326:47: error: ‘REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8’ is not a member of ‘v8::String’ static const unsigned kReplaceInvalidUtf8 = v8::String::REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8; ^ secp256k1.target.mk:124: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/secp256k1/src/addon.o' failed make: *** [Release/obj.target/secp256k1/src/addon.o] Error 1 make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/secp256k1/build' gyp ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/share/node-gyp/lib/build.js:267:23) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:809:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.50-v7+ gyp ERR! command "nodejs" "/usr/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd /home/pi/Transaction/node_modules/ethereumjs-util/node_modules/secp256k1 gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.29 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2 gyp ERR! not ok Secp256k1 bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used. [email protected] node_modules/ethereumjs-util +-- [email protected] +-- [email protected] +-- [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) +-- [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected]) +-- [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) +-- [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) +-- [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected]) +-- [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])

Answer 1

The problem here is that you are using an older version of node. The important line is this one:

[email protected]: wanted: {"npm":">=3","node":">=6.5.0"} (current: {"node":"0.10.29","npm":"1.4.21"})

ethjs-util requires at least npm 3 and node 6.5.0.

To fix:

1. Remove the older version of node:

   sudo apt purge nodejs
   

2. Install a newer version of node. There are two ways that you can do this.

   • Install using nvm
   • Install using apt

   
   

   NOTE: If you want to keep node fully updated, you should use nvm. If you use apt you have to keep adding repositories every time a new major release comes out.

Install using nvm:

• Install nvm: wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
• Now you can install the latest version of node by running nvm install node

Install using apt:

• Add the NodeSource repository

  sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | bash
  

• Install by running sudo apt install node nodejs npm

  3. Now run npm install ethereumjs-util.

• John Shearing: Yes, that was it! Everything works perfectly now. Thank you so much for the help.
• user67191: Did you use nvm or apt?
• John Shearing: nvm as you recommended. Your instructions have been imortalized here for anyone who wants to use a pi to make Ethereum transactions without exposing their private keys to the Internet.