# Running npm install node-red-contrib-grovepi throws errors

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-npm-install-node-red-contrib-grovepi-throws-errors/64600>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 July 2022 23:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-npm-install-node-red-contrib-grovepi-throws-errors/64600 "2022-07-01T23:14:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Antonio4060](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Antonio4060](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Antonio4060)\
**Post date:** [1 July 2022 23:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-npm-install-node-red-contrib-grovepi-throws-errors/64600/1 "2022-07-01T23:14:11Z")

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make: \*\*\* [buffertools.target.mk:107: Release/obj.target/buffertools/buffertools.o] Error 1  
make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/.node-red/node\_modules/buffertools/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:314:20)  
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (internal/child\_process.js:276:12)  
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.10.103-v7+  
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-red/node\_modules/buffertools  
gyp ERR! node -v v12.22.12  
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0  
gyp ERR! not ok  
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE  
npm ERR! errno 1  
npm ERR! buffertools@2.1.6 install: `node-gyp rebuild`  
npm ERR! Exit status 1  
npm ERR!  
npm ERR! Failed at the buffertools@2.1.6 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! /root/.npm/\_logs/2022-07-01T23\_06\_56\_482Z-debug.log

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2022 00:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-npm-install-node-red-contrib-grovepi-throws-errors/64600/2 "2022-07-02T00:28:24Z")

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I would suggest you open an issue on the node’s [GitHub page](https://github.com/O-Hahn/node-red-contrib-grovepi/issues) but you should note that the node has not been updated in over 4 years.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2022 00:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-npm-install-node-red-contrib-grovepi-throws-errors/64600/3 "2022-08-31T00:28:59Z")

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