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Spark install fails at Compile your assets.

Would you like to compile your assets? (yes/no) [yes]:
> y

Running Build Script...

> @ dev /var/www/lavds/laravel
> node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=development        node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --  config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js

/var/www/lavds/laravel/node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js:120
    let extractPlugin = new plugins.ExtractTextPlugin(
    ^^^

SyntaxError: Block-scoped declarations (let, const, function, class) not yet supported outside  strict mode
    at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:374:25)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:417:10)
    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)
    at requireConfig (/var/www/lavds/laravel/node_modules/webpack/bin/convert-argv.js:96:18)
    at /var/www/lavds/laravel/node_modules/webpack/bin/convert-argv.js:109:17
    at Array.forEach (native)

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-53-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "run" "dev"
npm ERR! node v4.2.6
npm ERR! npm  v4.1.2
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! @ dev: `node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=development   node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the @ dev script 'node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the  package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /var/www/lavds/laravel/npm-debug.log

I keep getting this error when trying to install a fresh spark install using spark new laravel

npm -v version 4.1.2
node -v v4.2.6

I also have tried gulp and the install dosent have a gulpfile.

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EventFellows's avatar

Are you on Windows - if so check google search for '--no-bin-links' flag? Maybe try to update your node version?

ejdelmonico's avatar

You should upgrade to the latest node before continuing.

texeira's avatar

@DSADNICK upgrade your node to latest version (7.4.0). Then you need to add this line in resources/assets/sass/_variables.scss.

$icon-font-path: "~bootstrap-sass/assets/fonts/bootstrap/";

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