The “Make Failed with Exit Code 2” error occurs during the node modules installation. We see lots of stack trace including the one shown below.
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:285:23)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:125:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:213:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:197:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.30-ti-r64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/WibiSmart-Bluemix-App/node_modules/bufferutil
gyp ERR! node -v v8.0.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.1
gyp ERR! not ok
The reason behind this error is not singular. Make sure you have latest Node and npm installed in your system.
Also, make sure the build-essentials package is installed in your system.
Let’s try to debug and fix it.
Table of Contents
Debug #1: Deleting package-lock.json file
Try to remove the package-lock.json file and remove node modules folder too. Then re-install the modules.
rm -rf node_modules
Then re-install the modules.
This should fix the error.
Debug #2: Deleting .node-gyp folder
Delete the .node-gyp folder that should be present in your home directory.
Then re-install the modules.
Debug #3: Re-install node-gyp
Try re-installing node-gyp again.
You may require sudo access depending upon your node installation.
Debug #4: Update Node and NPM
The old version of Node and NPM can also cause this issue. Re-install it with build modules and check if it works. You can also re-install node modules using NPM.
Debug #5: Install build essentials
Try installing/re-installing build-essentials packages. Find the command below for Ubuntu operating system.
Let me know if you have solved it using any other methods. I’ll add it to the list.