Windows build issues about bob-wallet HOT 5 CLOSED

I encountered the same error in the first part of @pinheadmz's post when attempting to run npm i after pulling 362e3f5.

checking out 120bd8f then running npm i completed the install process and I was able to run the dev server on Manjaro Linux.

it looks like the first issue is caused by the addition of bcrypto@ in package-lock.json on 362e3f5

"bcrypto": "bcrypto@git+https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcrypto.git#5c3e2b8b3f79d13e1b5c26be197708d0b9e5bcf9",

for readers experiencing the first issue

npm ERR! Could not install from "node_modules\hsd\bcrypto@git+https:\github.com\bcoin-org\bcrypto.git#5c3e2b8b3f79d13e1b5c26be197708d0b9e5bcf9" as it does not contain a package.json file.

run

$ rm package-lock.json
$ rm -rf node_modules
$ npm i

and it should build for you.

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This is a pretty old issue (almost 2 years) and binaries for Windows are now built with GitHub Actions, so closing this for now.

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Also getting this error trying to install on Ubuntu LTS also:

npm ERR! Could not install from "node_modules\hsd\bcrypto@git+https:\github.com\bcoin-org\bcrypto.git#5c3e2b8b3f79d13e1b5c26be197708d0b9e5bcf9" as it does not contain a package.json file.

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This is the Windows issue preventing the app from using native bindings on Windows. I'm not sure how best to fix this - maybe JJ would?

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I also get this issue on linux. Removing the package-lock.json shouldn't ever be necessary, but given the stage of development I'll consider trying that.

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