Can't install on Pi Zero with Node 16.6.2.

[chrisgwgreen]

Getting the following error installing on Raspberry Pi OS Lite for Zero with Node 16.6.2.

pi@raspberrypi:~/x $ node -v
v16.6.2

pi@raspberrypi:~/x $ git clone --recursive https://github.com/beyondscreen/node-rpi-ws281x-native.git
Cloning into 'node-rpi-ws281x-native'...
...

pi@raspberrypi:/x $ cd node-rpi-ws281x-native/
pi@raspberrypi:/x/node-rpi-ws281x-native $ npm install

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node-gyp rebuild -j4 --release

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
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gyp info find Python using Python version 3.7.3 found at "/usr/bin/python3"
(node:4060) [DEP0150] DeprecationWarning: Setting process.config is deprecated. In the future the property will be read-only.
(Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)
gyp info spawn /usr/bin/python3
gyp info spawn args [
gyp info spawn args '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
gyp info spawn args '-f',
gyp info spawn args 'make',
gyp info spawn args '-I',
gyp info spawn args '/home/pi/x/node-rpi-ws281x-native/build/config.gypi',
gyp info spawn args '-I',
gyp info spawn args '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
gyp info spawn args '-I',
gyp info spawn args '/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/16.6.2/include/node/common.gypi',
gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/16.6.2',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/16.6.2/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/home/pi/x/node-rpi-ws281x-native',
gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
gyp info spawn args 'build',
gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
gyp info spawn args ]
gyp info spawn make
gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
make: Entering directory '/home/pi/x/node-rpi-ws281x-native/build'
ACTION binding_gyp_rpi_ws281x_version_target_make_version_h src/rpi_ws281x/version.h
TOUCH Release/obj.target/rpi_ws281x-version.stamp
CC(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811/src/rpi_ws281x/dma.o
CC(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811/src/rpi_ws281x/mailbox.o
CC(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811/src/rpi_ws281x/pcm.o
CC(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811/src/rpi_ws281x/pwm.o
CC(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811/src/rpi_ws281x/rpihw.o
CC(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811/src/rpi_ws281x/ws2811.o
AR(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_libws2811.a
COPY Release/rpi_libws2811.a
CXX(target) Release/obj.target/rpi_ws281x/src/rpi-ws281x.o
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc: In function ‘void InitAll(Nan::ADDON_REGISTER_FUNCTION_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:229:5: error: ‘GetFunction’ was not declared in this scope
GetFunction(Nan::New(init)).ToLocalChecked());
^~~~~~~~~~~
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:229:5: note: suggested alternative:
In file included from ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:284,
from ../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan_maybe_43_inl.h:66:33: note: ‘Nan::GetFunction’
inline MaybeLocalv8::Function GetFunction(
^~~~~~~~~~~
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:232:44: error: ‘setBrightness’ was not declared in this scope
GetFunction(Nan::New(setBrightness)).ToLocalChecked());
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:235:44: error: ‘reset’ was not declared in this scope
GetFunction(Nan::New(reset)).ToLocalChecked());
^~~~~
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:235:44: note: suggested alternative: ‘tzset’
GetFunction(Nan::New(reset)).ToLocalChecked());
^~~~~
tzset
In file included from ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:56,
from ../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:1:
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc: At global scope:
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/16.6.2/include/node/node.h:806:43: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void ()(Nan::ADDON_REGISTER_FUNCTION_ARGS_TYPE)’ {aka ‘void ()(v8::Localv8::Object)’} to ‘node::addon_register_func’ {aka ‘void ()(v8::Localv8::Object, v8::Localv8::Value, void)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
(node::addon_register_func) (regfunc),
^
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/16.6.2/include/node/node.h:840:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE_X’
NODE_MODULE_X(modname, regfunc, NULL, 0) // NOLINT (readability/null_usage)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/rpi-ws281x.cc:244:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE’
NODE_MODULE(addon, InitAll)
^~~~~~~~~~~
make: *** [rpi_ws281x.target.mk:116: Release/obj.target/rpi_ws281x/src/rpi-ws281x.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/x/node-rpi-ws281x-native/build'
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:194:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:394:28)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:290:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.10.52+
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "-j4" "--release"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/pi/x/node-rpi-ws281x-native
gyp ERR! node -v v16.6.2
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
gyp ERR! not ok

[mukuljha16]

Hi @chrisgwgreen, I'm also having the same issue, did you managed to get it fixed?
Thanks!

[anzbert]

i have the same issue on a pi4. compilation errors from node-gyp