seems to break with pnpm 10+

[robert-hoffmann]

Environment

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• Operating System: Windows_NT
• Node Version: v20.15.0
• Nuxt Version: 3.17.1
• CLI Version: 3.25.0
• Nitro Version: 2.11.11
• Package Manager: [email protected]
• Builder: -
• User Config: future, modules, compatibilityDate, devtools, css, vite, primevue, content, colorMode, eslint
• Runtime Modules: @nuxt/[email protected], @nuxt/[email protected], @nuxt/[email protected], @nuxt/[email protected], @nuxt/[email protected], @primevue/[email protected], @nuxtjs/[email protected]
• Build Modules: -

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Version

3.5.1

Reproduction

update to latest pnpm 10.10.0 delete node_modules & package lock file run pnpm install

you'll see it skipping certain builds

Description

run dev server Now we get errors around bindings

Cannot start nuxt:  Could not locate the bindings file. Tried:  
..\.pnpm\[email protected]\node_modules\better-sqlite3\build\better_sqlite3.node
...etc

pnpm approve-builds does nothing, because it was short-cuircuited by postinstall

if i remove the postinstall i can then approve the better-sqlite3 build

but pnpm approve-build, only works once ..you have to delete the whole node folder & lock file and start over otherwise ☹️

Additional context

simply using npm install, works fine

saw the problem mentioned here on PNPM https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/9045

[marshallswain]

I ran into this, but was able to fix it. Not sure example how. Start by putting this in the pnpm-workspace.yaml to see if it fixees it:

onlyBuiltDependencies:
  - better-sqlite3

Then run pnpm rebuild better-sqlite3

[robert-hoffmann]

Thats what it added when i ran approve-build (after disabling postinstall)

However anyone that has the latest version of pnpm on their pc and initializes a new nuxt project will eventually run into this problem ...and wonder why nuxt does not work

Even more if you get/clone a full project and try to run pnpm install :: its just broken

[maximepvrt]

@farnabaz can you help us?

[marshallswain]

I've received this error twice now and both times I've been able to solve the problem by running

pnpm approve-builds && pnpm rebuild

And making sure to select better-sqllite3 from the approval list.

[wishinghand]

Node 24.4.0 Pnpm 10.13.1 Nuxt 3.17.6

I'm running into this issue. I'm on Windows 10, using Powershell. I have added onlyBuiltDependencies to both my package.json and pnpm-workspace.yaml with no success. Running pnpm approve-builds doesn't help either, especially because it doesn't list better-sqlite3 as one of the libraries needing to be built.

[wishinghand]

I tried on my Linux laptop and having the same issue. I'll try a downgrade of PNPM next.

OS: POP OS 22.04 Node: 24.4.1 PNPM: 10.13.1 Nuxt: ^4.0

[farnabaz]

The solution to pnpm issue should be simple as removing node_modules and lock files and run pnpm approve-builds after clean install What I suggest to try experimental native sqlite https://content.nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/configuration#experimentalnativesqlite By enabling native sqlite, module will not load better-sqlite3 and you don't need to add it to approve builds

[wishinghand]

The solution to pnpm issue should be simple as removing node_modules and lock files and run pnpm approve-builds after clean install

I tried this and a few permutations without success. I did try your suggestion to use native sqlite and was able to move beyond this issue. Thanks!

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