Can't install node-red-contrib-serial-modbus

General
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I'm using node-red on a Raspberry Pi. Very happy with it, had a project pretty close to being finished, but had an issue with my SD card and had to re-install.

Installation of Node-RED went fine. I was then able to use Manage Palette to install a number of nodes (Dashboard, etc).

However, when I try to install node-red-contrib-serial-modbus (which was working fine in the previous installation) it says "Failed to install: node-red-contrib-serial-modbus". I check the log, and there are tons of errors and warnings. Strange, since node-red-contrib-serial-modbus has (according to Manage Palette) not change in a year and 10 months.

Tried it from the command line (npm install node-red-contrib-serial-modbus), same thing.

Any thoughts?

Here's the installation log:

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> @serialport/bindings@2.0.8 install /home/pi/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/@serialport/bindings
> prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=14.17.2 runtime=node arch=arm libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/pi/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/@serialport/bindings/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bindings/src/serialport.o
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Open(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:78:69: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Open, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterOpen);
                                                                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Update(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:135:71: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Update, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterUpdate);
                                                                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Close(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:175:70: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Close, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterClose);
                                                                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Flush(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:215:70: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Flush, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterFlush);
                                                                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Set(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:270:68: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Set, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterSet);
                                                                    ^~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Get(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:314:68: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Get, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterGet);
                                                                    ^~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘void EIO_AfterGet(uv_work_t*)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:329:96: error: no matching function for call to ‘v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::String>, Nan::imp::FactoryBase<v8::Boolean>::return_t)’
     results->Set(Nan::New<v8::String>("cts").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<v8::Boolean>(data->cts));
                                                                                                ^
In file included from /home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/node.h:67,
                 from ../../../../../nan/nan.h:56,
                 from ../src/./serialport.h:6,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:1:
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, uint32_t, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context, uint32_t index,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
../src/serialport.cpp:330:96: error: no matching function for call to ‘v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::String>, Nan::imp::FactoryBase<v8::Boolean>::return_t)’
     results->Set(Nan::New<v8::String>("dsr").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<v8::Boolean>(data->dsr));
                                                                                                ^
In file included from /home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/node.h:67,
                 from ../../../../../nan/nan.h:56,
                 from ../src/./serialport.h:6,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:1:
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, uint32_t, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context, uint32_t index,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
../src/serialport.cpp:331:96: error: no matching function for call to ‘v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::String>, Nan::imp::FactoryBase<v8::Boolean>::return_t)’
     results->Set(Nan::New<v8::String>("dcd").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<v8::Boolean>(data->dcd));
                                                                                                ^
In file included from /home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/node.h:67,
                 from ../../../../../nan/nan.h:56,
                 from ../src/./serialport.h:6,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:1:
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, uint32_t, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context, uint32_t index,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE GetBaudRate(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:363:76: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_GetBaudRate, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterGetBaudRate);
                                                                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘void EIO_AfterGetBaudRate(uv_work_t*)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:378:106: error: no matching function for call to ‘v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::String>, Nan::imp::IntegerFactory<v8::Integer>::return_t)’
     results->Set(Nan::New<v8::String>("baudRate").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<v8::Integer>(data->baudRate));
                                                                                                          ^
In file included from /home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/node.h:67,
                 from ../../../../../nan/nan.h:56,
                 from ../src/./serialport.h:6,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:1:
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3670:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note: candidate: ‘v8::Maybe<bool> v8::Object::Set(v8::Local<v8::Context>, uint32_t, v8::Local<v8::Value>)’
   V8_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT Maybe<bool> Set(Local<Context> context, uint32_t index,
                                     ^~~
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/v8.h:3673:37: note:   candidate expects 3 arguments, 2 provided
../src/serialport.cpp: In function ‘Nan::NAN_METHOD_RETURN_TYPE Drain(Nan::NAN_METHOD_ARGS_TYPE)’:
../src/serialport.cpp:409:70: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, EIO_Drain, (uv_after_work_cb)EIO_AfterDrain);
                                                                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp: At global scope:
../src/serialport.cpp:430:28: warning: unnecessary parentheses in declaration of ‘ToParityEnum’ [-Wparentheses]
 SerialPortParity NAN_INLINE(ToParityEnum(const v8::Local<v8::String>& v8str)) {
                            ^
../src/serialport.cpp:449:30: warning: unnecessary parentheses in declaration of ‘ToStopBitEnum’ [-Wparentheses]
 SerialPortStopBits NAN_INLINE(ToStopBitEnum(double stopBits)) {
                              ^
In file included from ../../../../../nan/nan.h:56,
                 from ../src/./serialport.h:6,
                 from ../src/serialport.cpp:1:
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/node.h:758:43: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(Nan::ADDON_REGISTER_FUNCTION_ARGS_TYPE)’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>)’} to ‘node::addon_register_func’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, void*)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
       (node::addon_register_func) (regfunc),                          \
                                           ^
/home/pi/.cache/node-gyp/14.17.2/include/node/node.h:792:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE_X’
   NODE_MODULE_X(modname, regfunc, NULL, 0)  // NOLINT (readability/null_usage)
   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/serialport.cpp:483:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE’
 NODE_MODULE(serialport, init);
 ^~~~~~~~~~~
make: *** [bindings.target.mk:112: Release/obj.target/bindings/src/serialport.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/@serialport/bindings/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:194:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:375:28)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:277:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.10.17-v7l+
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/pi/node_modules/serialport/node_modules/@serialport/bindings
gyp ERR! node -v v14.17.2
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/package.json'
npm WARN pi No description
npm WARN pi No repository field.
npm WARN pi No README data
npm WARN pi No license field.

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! @serialport/bindings@2.0.8 install: `prebuild-install --tag-prefix @serialport/bindings@ || node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the @serialport/bindings@2.0.8 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2021-07-20T16_35_10_366Z-debug.log
2

From your logs it looks like you've tried to install from the /home/pi/ directory instead of /home/pi/.node-red/

3

I tried cd'ing to .node-red first, but it made no difference -- same errors.

I also get the same errors when I try to install from within node-red itself (i.e. using Manage Palette).

4

Welcome to the forum @broehl

It seems that node is not compatible with nodejs 14. I guess you were using an older version of nodejs previously. The github repository has not got the reporting of issues enabled so one cannot post an issue against it. Is there a reason you are using that node rather than the more popular and well maintained node-red-contrib-modbus?

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Hmm... I suppose I can figure out how to go back to an earlier version of nodejs.

I started with node-red-contrib-modbus, but ran into issues. I also find that node-red-contrib-serial-modbus is very clean and easy to use, and we've already built a lot of things around it so I suspect that changing would be painful.

6

you can use the upgrade script. Add --help to see options... --node12 is probably what you need - (but you may also want --nodered-version="1.3.5" to stay on Node-RED v1) - and --update-nodes to rebuild any other nodes as well.

7

The problem may be simple as updating the version of the serial module that the node requires in it's package.json

8

Thanks dceejay and Colin -- I'll try those.

9

That worked! Thanks for the help -- it's much appreciated.

10

Which worked? Downgrading nodejs or changing the nodes dependencies?

11

Downgrading. Worked like a charm.

Not a long-term solution, but it gets us over the immediate roadblock.

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