did you try doing npm install express -g
and did you run `npm install -d` inside the project directory? do you have your folders set up correctly in your $PATH? On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:05 PM, jojojo <[email protected]> wrote: > hi everybody > I am trying to install express framework. I installed it but it is not > working, the docs say I should run {npm install -d}, but when I do > that I get an error saying: "ENOENT, no such file or directory '/root/ > NODE/package.json'" > > > $ npm install -d > > node version is v0.6.12 > npm version is 1.1.4 > > npm info it worked if it ends with ok > npm info using [email protected] > npm info using [email protected] > npm ERR! Couldn't read dependencies. > > npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory '/root/NODE/ > package.json' > npm ERR! You may report this log at: > npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues> > npm ERR! or email it to: > npm ERR! <[email protected]> > npm ERR! > npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.38-8-generic > npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-d" > npm ERR! cwd /root/NODE > npm ERR! node -v v0.6.12 > > ---------------- > Also: > I tried express and it created the project code, but when I run it: > {node app.js}, it gives me another error: > node.js:201 > throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first > tick > ^ > Error: Cannot find module 'express' > at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:332:11) > at Function._load (module.js:279:25) > at Module.require (module.js:354:17) > at require (module.js:370:17) > at Object.<anonymous> (/root/NODE/cardsnode/app.js:6:15) > at Module._compile (module.js:441:26) > at Object..js (module.js:459:10) > at Module.load (module.js:348:31) > at Function._load (module.js:308:12) > at Array.0 (module.js:479:10) > > > npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.4 > npm ERR! path /root/NODE/package.json > npm ERR! code ENOENT > npm ERR! message ENOENT, no such file or directory '/root/NODE/ > package.json' > npm ERR! errno {} > npm ERR! > npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in: > npm ERR! /root/NODE/npm-debug.log > npm not ok > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain confidential information that is legally privileged and is intended for the designated recipient only. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
