dale! Thanks a lot! yes, I did run both commands, BUT NOT inside the project directory!
great help.. cheers On Mar 31, 12:11 am, dale tan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
