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I recently purchased a license for Spark 6.0 and installed the latest version of the spark-installer.
When I try to create a new Spark project spark new ProjectName --braintree --team-billing
I get some errors when trying to install and compile NPN dependencies.
The first error occurs when trying to install NPM stuff:
dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib/libicui18n.60.dylib
Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/node
Reason: image not found
sh: line 1: 33560 Abort trap: 6 npm set progress=false
The second one occurs when trying to compile the assets:
The process has been signaled with signal "6".
Has anybody else encountered this, and/or does anybody know how to work around it?
My local machine is running PHP 7.2
Thank you!
I haven't completed a fresh Spark 6.0 install yet. Are you installing in the project root? There are 2 package.json files, one in the project root and one in the spark directory. And that error looks like a dev environment config error.
@ejdelmonico I have a directory on my Mac that I put all of my projects into. With previous versions of Spark (<= 5.x.x), running spark new ProjectName would generate a new Spark project without any issues.
I'm not installing Spark into an existing Laravel project, if that is what you're asking.
What I am saying is that when you run a Spark install, you laravel with a package.json in the root of the project and a spark directory that also has a package.json. I was just making sure you knew of the second one. There have been times where the install had missed some packages so I ran npm install in both directories and fixed the issue. Also, make sure you are using the latest node version.
As far as your error message, I have seen that pop up with Homebrew php installs. Are you using Homebrew?
@ejdelmonico Thanks for the heads up! I will try manually running NPM and see if that works.
And yes, everything was installed via Homebrew.
I haven't had any problems using composer to install. I have had some using the Spark Installer, and if you use it you have to keep updating the installer. It's just easier using composer. You don't run into issues.
I would say that there is a node install issue. Try installing or reinstalling (brew reinstall node) the latest node or at minimum the latest LTS which is 8.11.1. Also, brew doctor might give the solution.
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