I got an error while installing on Mac OS

[Sasa2023]

Hi,

npm install -g dexcalibur --force

I got the following error while installing on mac:

npm WARN using --force Recommended protections disabled.
npm WARN deprecated crypto@1.0.1: This package is no longer supported. It's now a built-in Node module. If you've depended on crypto, you should switch to the one that's built-in.
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=16.0.0 runtime=node arch=x64 libc= platform=darwin)
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2
npm ERR! gyp info using node@16.0.0 | darwin | x64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.7.10 found at "/usr/local/opt/python@3.7/bin/python3.7"
npm ERR! (node:1674) [DEP0150] DeprecationWarning: Setting process.config is deprecated. In the future the property will be read-only.
npm ERR! (Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)
npm ERR! gyp info spawn /usr/local/opt/python@3.7/bin/python3.7
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args 'make',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida/build/config.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/Users/Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.0.0/include/node/common.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users//Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.0.0',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users//Library/Caches/node-gyp/16.0.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args 'build',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ]
npm ERR! gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida) while trying to load binding.gyp
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:351:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:365:28)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:290:12)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 16.7.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.0.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok

Thanks a lot

[Sasa2023]

I solved this by install node v 12.x tls but I got the following error:

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:818
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module '../build/Release/node_xz.node'
Require stack:

• /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/node_modules/xz/lib/xz.js
• /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/src/FridaHelper.js
• /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/src/Configuration.js
• /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/src/DexcaliburEngine.js
• /usr/local/lib/node_modules/dexcalibur/dexcalibur.js
  Any help?

[FrenchYeti]

Did you rebuilt/reinstalled decalibur after Node downgrade ?

There is not common problem with MacOS.
What is your MacOS version and architecture (M1?) ?

Edit 1: Such error can happen when there is not prebuilt binary for node package with native binding (node_xz here)

[detunized]

I see the same. Any tips?

I have macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6, MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

npm WARN deprecated crypto@1.0.1: This package is no longer supported. It's now a built-in Node module. If you've depended on crypto, you should switch to the one that's built-in.
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/detunized/devel/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=15.14.0 runtime=node arch=x64 libc= platform=darwin)
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2
npm ERR! gyp info using node@15.14.0 | darwin | x64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.9.4 found at "/usr/local/opt/python@3.9/bin/python3.9"
npm ERR! gyp info spawn /usr/local/opt/python@3.9/bin/python3.9
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-f',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'make',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/Users/detunized/devel/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida/build/config.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '/Users/detunized/Library/Caches/node-gyp/15.14.0/include/node/common.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/detunized/Library/Caches/node-gyp/15.14.0',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/detunized/Library/Caches/node-gyp/15.14.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/detunized/devel/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'build',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ]
npm ERR! gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /Users/detunized/devel/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida) while trying to load binding.gyp
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:351:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:369:20)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:290:12)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 18.7.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/Cellar/node/15.14.0/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /Users/detunized/devel/dexcalibur/node_modules/frida
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v15.14.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/detunized/.npm/_logs/2021-04-27T09_53_21_031Z-debug.log

[FrenchYeti]

Hi, i think there is not prebuilt binary of frida-node for your nodejs version.

Please downgrade to node 14 or 12.
You could be interested by 'nvm' to manage several version of node on the same computer. See : https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm

[detunized]

Ok, thank you. Downgrading is not really an option. I'll see if I can run it in Docker or something.