webhintio
[Bug] "A valid configuration file can't be found" loop on installation
🐛 Bug report
When installing webhint from WSL using npx hint https://www.mysite.com/ the process can't create a default configuration file and remains in a loop. I know it could be something from my environment but a detailed error why file could not be created (missing utility, permissions, etc.) could be useful.
Description
$ npx hint https://www.mysite.com/- A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n), Y
- A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n), Y
- A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n), Y
- ... loop ...
Environment
- __
npxversion: v9.7.1 __ - __
Node.jsversion: v9.10.0 __ OS: Windows 10 WSL Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS xenial- __URL for which webhint failed: https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/ __
Debug output
raw output
mahome@CSEMAHO /mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos $ npx hint https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/
info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/mahome/.npm/_prebuilds/47fbee-iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v59-linux-x64.tar.gz
http request GET https://github.com/MayhemYDG/iltorb/releases/download/v2.4.3/iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v59-linux-x64.tar.gz
http 404 https://github.com/MayhemYDG/iltorb/releases/download/v2.4.3/iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v59-linux-x64.tar.gz
WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=9.10.0 runtime=node arch=x64 libc= platform=linux)
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: not found: make
gyp ERR! stack at getNotFoundError (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:13:12)
gyp ERR! stack at F (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:68:19)
gyp ERR! stack at E (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:80:29)
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:89:16
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/index.js:42:5
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/mode.js:8:5
gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:170:21)
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/mode.js:8:5
gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:170:21)
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/mahome/.npm/_npx/174/lib/node_modules/hint/node_modules/iltorb
gyp ERR! node -v v9.10.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Couldn't find any valid configuration │
│ │
│ Running hint with the default configuration. │
│ │
│ Learn more about how to create your own configuration at: │
│ │
│ https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n)Y
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Couldn't find any valid configuration │
│ │
│ Running hint with the default configuration. │
│ │
│ Learn more about how to create your own configuration at: │
│ │
│ https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n)Y
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Couldn't find any valid configuration │
│ │
│ Running hint with the default configuration. │
│ │
│ Learn more about how to create your own configuration at: │
│ │
│ https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n) Y
- Same machine, npx on Powershell works, so likely something with permissions on WSL.
- Same machine, npm installation on WSL completed. Running webhint on npm on WSL gets same error.
Default configuration returns:
{"extends":["web-recommended"]}
But, the analyzer throws an exception trying to parse it:
AnalyzerError: Invalid configuration. ResourceError: Resource web-recommended not found
@mahomedalid can you run npx hint https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/ --debug and paste the output?
For now, I can't reproduce your loop error, but it doesn't work for me neither in wsl (ubuntu 18.04) because it can't find a chromium installation.
hint:cli:analyze Failed to analyze: undefined +4s
hint:cli:analyze Error: No installation found hint:cli:analyze at Object.exports.getInstallationPath (/home/sarvaje/.npm/_npx/1891/lib/node_modules/hint/node_modules/@hint/utils/dist/src/chromium-finder.js:235:15)
hint:cli:analyze at PuppeteerConnector.toPuppeteerOptions (/home/sarvaje/.npm/_npx/1891/lib/node_modules/hint/node_modules/@hint/connector-puppeteer/dist/src/connector.js:44:21)
hint:cli:analyze at new PuppeteerConnector (/home/sarvaje/.npm/_npx/1891/lib/node_modules/hint/node_modules/@hint/connector-puppeteer/dist/src/connector.js:31:30)
hint:cli:analyze at new Engine (/home/sarvaje/.npm/_npx/1891/lib/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/engine.js:33:26) hint:cli:analyze at Analyzer.analyze (/home/sarvaje/.npm/_npx/1891/lib/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/analyzer.js:140:27)
hint:cli:analyze at exports.default (/home/sarvaje/.npm/_npx/1891/lib/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/cli/analyze.js:319:23)
hint:cli:analyze at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7) hint:cli:analyze at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:834:11) hint:cli:analyze at findNodeScript.then.existing (/home/sarvaje/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.3/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpx/index.js:268:14) +0ms hint:cli:analyze Total runtime: 299ms +4ms
so likely something with permissions on WSL.
This is the most probable cause. I think we should detect if we are running via npx and if so no prompt if we don't find a configuration and go directly with the default.
@sarvaje thoughts?
I thought that the default behavior was if we don't find a configuration file, run directly the default configuration.
The problem here I think is that for some reason, he is having problem with the web-recommended configuration.
I have double check, and we only ask to use the default configuration if there is any problem loading the configuration, which makes this issue more weird, because the default configuration should be valid... :s
@mahomedalid can you please run npx hint -v to see what version are you running?
In case the trace is useful:
Trace
at Console.originalConsole.(anonymous function) [as trace] (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/diagnostic-channel-publishers/dist/src/console.pub.js:42:39)
at Object.create [as createAnalyzer] (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/analyzer.js:63:14)
at getAnalyzer (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/cli/analyze.js:217:23)
at exports.default (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/cli/analyze.js:268:25)
at <anonymous>
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:118:7)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:692:11)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:194:16)
at bootstrap_node.js:666:3
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ AnalyzerError: Invalid configuration. ResourceError: Resource web-recommended not found │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
@mahomedalid can you run npx hint https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/ --debug and copy the output here?
$ npx hint https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/ --debug
hint:mnt:c:Users:mapach:source:repos:Snowball:node_modules:@hint:utils:dist:src:app-insights Application Insight disabled +0ms
hint:mnt:c:Users:mapach:source:repos:Snowball:node_modules:@hint:utils:dist:src:network:as-uri Adding valid target: https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/ +0ms
hint:config Loading package.json config file: /mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/package.json +0ms
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Couldn't find any valid configuration │
│ │
│ Running hint with the default configuration. │
│ │
│ Learn more about how to create your own configuration at: │
│ │
│ https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
hint:cli:analyze Using language option configured in the OS: en-US +0ms
hint:config:config-validator Validating configuration +0ms
hint:config Composing configuration from extends +33ms
A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n)
I think I may have a hint of what is the problem. iltorb could not be installed (no prebuilt binaries for this specific ubuntu WSL version), hence loadResource is failing.
I'm installing gcc to see if that could solve the problem. I know this is could be considered very low priority because at the end puppeter will be a major challenge and I can just run this on powershell.
Details:
Info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/mahome/.npm/_prebuilds/47fbee-iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v59-linux-x64.tar.gz
http request GET https://github.com/MayhemYDG/iltorb/releases/download/v2.4.3/iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v59-linux-x64.tar.gz
http 404 https://github.com/MayhemYDG/iltorb/releases/download/v2.4.3/iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v59-linux-x64.tar.gz
WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=9.10.0 runtime=node arch=x64 libc= platform=linux)
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: not found: make
gyp ERR! stack at getNotFoundError (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:13:12)
gyp ERR! stack at F (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:68:19)
gyp ERR! stack at E (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:80:29)
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:89:16
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/index.js:42:5
gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/node_modules/isexe/mode.js:8:5
gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:170:21)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-18362-Microsoft
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/iltorb
gyp ERR! node -v v9.10.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
Correct, after install g++ and gcc, works .. well, it fails to try to find puppeter.
$ npx hint https://snowballv2.azurewebsites.net/ --debug
$ sudo apt-get install g++ gcc
hint:engine Initializing hint engine +0ms
hint:cli:analyze Failed to analyze: undefined +5s
hint:cli:analyze Error: No installation found
hint:cli:analyze at Object.exports.getInstallationPath (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/@hint/utils/dist/src/chromium-finder.js:235:15)
hint:cli:analyze at PuppeteerConnector.toPuppeteerOptions (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/@hint/connector-puppeteer/dist/src/connector.js:44:21)
hint:cli:analyze at new PuppeteerConnector (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/@hint/connector-puppeteer/dist/src/connector.js:31:30)
hint:cli:analyze at new Engine (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/engine.js:33:26)
hint:cli:analyze at Analyzer.analyze (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/analyzer.js:140:27)
hint:cli:analyze at exports.default (/mnt/c/Users/mapach/source/repos/Snowball/node_modules/hint/dist/src/lib/cli/analyze.js:319:23)
hint:cli:analyze at <anonymous>
hint:cli:analyze at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:118:7)
hint:cli:analyze at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:692:11)
hint:cli:analyze at findNodeScript.then.existing (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpx/index.js:268:14) +1ms
hint:cli:analyze Total runtime: 1197ms +4ms
well, it fails to try to find puppeter
Yep, that is expected in wsl1 hehehe.
Need to merge #3140 sooner rather than later to move away from binaries 😓
Also I just saw that you are running node 9.10.0 which is no longer maintained (and not supported by webhint). Can you try updating to a more recent version see if you have the same issues?
Same issue here.
- macOS Catalina - I've been having some permission/security related issues after I updated. Maybe it's realated?
- node 10.16.3
- npm 6.9.0
npx hint https://webhint.io result is blank and it exits:
➜ ~ 😸👉 npx hint https://webhint.io
info looking for cached prebuild @ /Users/cherwan/.npm/_prebuilds/db4ff3-iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v64-darwin-x64.tar.gz
info found cached prebuild
info unpacking @ /Users/cherwan/.npm/_prebuilds/db4ff3-iltorb-v2.4.3-node-v64-darwin-x64.tar.gz
info unpack resolved to /Users/cherwan/.npm/_npx/26032/lib/node_modules/hint/node_modules/iltorb/build/bindings/iltorb.node
info unpack required /Users/cherwan/.npm/_npx/26032/lib/node_modules/hint/node_modules/iltorb/build/bindings/iltorb.node successfully
info install Successfully installed iltorb binary!
✖
➜ ~ 😸👉
sudo npx hint https://webhint.io result is the loop that @mahomedalid mentioned
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Couldn't find any valid configuration │
│ │
│ Running hint with the default configuration. │
│ │
│ Learn more about how to create your own configuration at: │
│ │
│ https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/ │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to use the default configuration? To know more about the default configuration see: https://webhint.io/docs/user-guide/#default-configuration (Y/n)y
@chryw's Mac "red X" result repro'd by @codepo8 as well:
If a fix might be a bit in the future, should we update the npx instructions in the docs? Want to be sure a new user's first experience is a good one.
With the latest release we've improved the error reporting and moved away from binaries. We still download canvas but it's an optional dependency so even if there is an issue with the package the process should continue.
I believe there's still an issue with WSL but at least it should tell you that the browser is not found.
Can you please give it a try?
This is still happening as of version 6.1.3. I don't use WSL. I use Fedora 33.
I have the same Infinity loop on windows 10.
but just in a local repository for example running this command:
npx hint ./index.html
it works with :
npx hint https://webhint.io
