Cannot find module '.\vendor\laravel\elixir\Elixir'

I'm having the same issue using Homestead.

A recent commit to elixir now has:

---

var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');

---

as the way to require elixir. That being said, I did a composer update and made the change above and now rather than the error you were getting, I'm getting:

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module.js:340
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module 'laravel-elixir'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (pathtofile/Gulpfile.js:1:76)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

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So I guess the composer package laravel/elixir won't be used anymore.

I solved this by changing the first line in Gulpfile.js to var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');, I then updated packages.json with "laravel-elixir": "*",, I then ran npm install again. After that I could run gulp without problem.

Many thanks @Marwelln

yeah, that worked for me. Thanks @Marwelln

Refer to this : https://github.com/JeffreyWay/laravel/commit/7a3eb45a80c5f6a89036c52d5629fe6a33aa5401

Yeah, we're switching Elixir over to NPM. You'll probably see an update to the laravel/laravel repo today.

I install a fresh laravel 5.0 version. - go into the folder - npm install gulp - npm install - Change the gulpfile.js to match the video. - elixir(function(mix) { mix.less("bootstrap.less") .routes() .events() .phpUnit(); }); - Add the less/boostrap.less file in the resources/assets/less folder.

• Run gulp and get this. Why do the events throw an error? Is this the turmoil of the transitional patch or have i done something grievous?

/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/internal_projects/Gulpfile.js:17 .events() ^ TypeError: Cannot call method 'events' of undefined at /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/internal_projects/Gulpfile.js:17:9 at Elixir (/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/internal_projects/node_modules/laravel-elixir/index.js:3:2) at Object. (/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/internal_projects/Gulpfile.js:14:1) at Module._compile (module.js:456:26) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10) at Module.load (module.js:356:32) at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12) at Module.require (module.js:364:17) at require (module.js:380:17) at Liftoff.handleArguments (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js:108:3)

I am running into the same issue with the events..!

What does your Gulpfile look like? Is it similar to:

var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');

elixir(function(mix) {
    mix.events().routes();
});

I had routes() before events(). after changing the order of events() before routes() the issue was resolved. This was using the Gulpfile laravel installed 16~ hours ago.

It seems the issue is to do with the return of routes(). Because if I do routes().phpUnit() then I get an error that "TypeError: Object #Object has no method 'phpunit'" but if it goes before the routes then it seems to work.

Yeah, looks like I forgot to return the config object in that particular task. All fixed. Do npm install to pull in the update, and you should be good to go.

Thanks, that resolved it!

Ah yes, an npm install worked for me.

Thanks @andyroo2000, just an npm install followed by gulp, worked fine ... Instead of .publish, used .copy, just in case if someone stumbles upon this issue....

@psgganesh Thanks! npm install and then gulp solved my issue.

An npm install on terminal (mac) solved the problem for me. Thanks @JeffreyWay

I also had this problem on linux mint, resolved by 'sudo apt-get install g++'

I ran into the issue and solved using this link: https://github.com/JeffreyWay/laravel-elixir-stylus/issues/12 updating the npm to ^3.0 in the package.json file

Somebody please help me with this error, i tried to solve it a lot of time but at the very last i'm here , this is error

npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-25-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v5.3.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.3.12
npm ERR! path ../acorn/bin/acorn
npm ERR! code EPROTO
npm ERR! errno -71
npm ERR! syscall symlink

npm ERR! EPROTO: protocol error, symlink '../acorn/bin/acorn' -> '/home/vagrant/sites/l5/node_modules/.bin/acorn'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-25-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v5.3.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.3.12
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.719e6356b1a6cd7da2aaaf0f06e35bb0
npm ERR! code ETXTBSY
npm ERR! errno -26
npm ERR! syscall rename

npm ERR! ETXTBSY: text file is busy, rename 'npm-debug.log.719e6356b1a6cd7da2aaaf0f06e35bb0' -> 'npm-debug.log'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/vagrant/sites/l5/npm-debug.log
vagrant@homestead:~/sites/l5$ gulp
module.js:328
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'laravel-elixir'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:326:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:277:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/vagrant/sites/l5/gulpfile.js:1:76)
    at Module._compile (module.js:398:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:405:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17)

my package.json files is :-

{
  "private": true,
  "devDependencies": {
    "gulp": "^3.8.8"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "laravel-elixir": "*",
    "bootstrap-sass": "^3.0.0"
  }
}

my gulpfile.js :-

var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');

elixir(function(mix) {
   mix.sass('app.scss');
});

I'm using laravel 5.2 using it's brand new homestead 0.4.0 with php7.. please help me to resolve this issue.

Try: npm install --no-bin-links from the homestead machine.

That solved it for me.

From thread: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/elixir/cannot-install-gulp-on-homestead

these solutions don`t work

Yeah I've not been able to get npm / elixir to work on homestead

Well, for this moment I found only one solution: reinstall of nodejs.

@pavelpage I finally got it to work by installing npm on my computer vs using homestead and upgrading the dependency to laravel-elixir 5.0 in the package.json file

Thanks @brainpicker, that solution worked for me.

Thanks Jeffrey

yes, Its worked for me. Thank you so much @Marwelln

Looking into the output it was related to the g++ and node-gyp packages for me. Everything was fixed following the suggestion by @rampegg - simply install the g++ package:

$sudo apt-get install g++

In addition, I had to clear my npm cache:

$ npm cache clear --force

Last but not least, delete the npm-lock.json file.

Now delete the node_modules folder and run npm install as normal.