gulp-sourcemaps: Cannot find module './src/init'

Question

I get an error while installing React-native, I have tried to search for an answer, but I can not find one.

When running "react-native init meet" I get this error:

    This will walk you through creating a new React Native project in /Users/alfred/React/meet
Installing react-native package from npm...
Setting up new React Native app in /Users/alfred/React/meet
module.js:338
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module './src/init'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:286:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
    at require (module.js:384:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/alfred/React/meet/node_modules/react-native/node_modules/yeoman-generator/node_modules/download/node_modules/vinyl-fs/node_modules/gulp-sourcemaps/index.js:4:9)
    at Module._compile (module.js:434:26)
    at Module._extensions..js (module.js:452:10)
    at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (/Users/alfred/React/meet/node_modules/react-native/node_modules/babel-register/lib/node.js:152:7)
    at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)

I don't really get what is wrong...

Deth

Answer 1

It's related to an issue with gulp-sourcemaps recent deployment https://github.com/floridoo/gulp-sourcemaps/issues/238

A project maintainer says at the end of the thread that he'll get to it today and

For the time being lock your version down to 2.0.x or 1.7.x

To fix, add specific version in your package.json until the issue is fixed:

{
  "devDependencies": {
    "gulp-sourcemaps": "1.7.x"
  }
}

Use npm shrinkwrap to prevent similar issues in the future.

Disney

I've just run into this problem, except gulp-sourcemaps is pulled in by another package (presumably Laravel Elixir or Webpack). How can I change the version of gulp-sourcemaps without breaking future npm update? – Baier

Use npm shrinkwrap. Very helpful in such situations which are not rare, unfortunately. – Hedrick

Answer 2

This is caused by a recent change in gulp-sourcemaps. See bug here: https://github.com/floridoo/gulp-sourcemaps/issues/238

Archaeo

Answer 3

This is now fixed. Run npm install https://github.com/floridoo/gulp-sourcemaps/issues/238

Yarak