Invalid version number Electron beta.

[ccorcos]

I'm using electron-builder and trying to build my app against electron@11.0.0-beta.19 and node-gyp is complaining about that version number.

• Node Version: v12.18.3
• Platform: macOS 11.0.1
• Compiler: clang-1200.0.32.4
• Module: cld

   gyp ERR! stack Error: Invalid version number: ^11.0.0-beta.19
    gyp ERR! stack     at getNodeDir (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:56:25)
    gyp ERR! stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:30:7
    gyp ERR! stack     at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:79:11)
    gyp ERR! System Darwin 20.1.0
    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 /Users/chet/Code/notion-next/build/desktop/node_modules/cld
    gyp ERR! node -v v12.18.3
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
    gyp ERR! not ok
    npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
    npm ERR! errno 1
    npm ERR! cld@2.5.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
    npm ERR! Exit status 1

[cclauss]

gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0

Please upgrade node-gyp to a more current version.

[ccorcos]

Hmm. Good point, when I run npm ls, it says node-gyp@7.1.2 under electron-rebuild... Not sure where this is coming from... Also here:

$ cat node_modules/node-gyp/package.json | grep version
  "version": "7.1.2"

[ccorcos]

Do you know where /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/ is coming from?

[rvagg]

yes, that's the npm version of node-gyp, you can upgrade npm to get a newer node-gyp too - npm install npm -g

[rvagg]

or download and install a newer version of Node.js which comes with a newer npm & node-gyp

[cclauss]

@rvagg How should users resolve the Multiple node-gyp versions are installed on macOS and Linux?

@joaocgreis provided detailed instructions for Windows but I am unsure how to do the same on non-Windows platforms.

Is npm install npm -g always the best solution for macOS and Linux users?

[cclauss]

@ccorcos Did these suggestions work for you? Can this issue be closed?

[ccorcos]

Yes, this worked. There was some wonkiness with electron-builder as well. Thanks.

[rvagg]

@cclauss #2272