ERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULE

[aristides86]

First time Gulp user here, but can't even start the tool because of the error, and google is suprisingly helpless. I'm not even sure if the error is related to gulp or nodejs.

Ilias-Mac-mini % gulp

(node:80923) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The punycode module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.

(Use node --trace-deprecation ... to show where the warning was created)

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULE]: require() cannot be used on an ESM graph with top-level await. Use import() instead. To see where the top-level await comes from, use --experimental-print-required-tla.

at ModuleJobSync.runSync (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:392:13) at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:329:47) at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1411:24) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1544:5) at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1668:16) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1313:32) at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1123:12) at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:217:24) at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1335:12) { 

code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULE'

I've installed gulp through yarn

Ilias-Mac-mini % sudo yarn add gulp

yarn add v1.22.22

[1/4] 🔍 Resolving packages...

warning css-minify > cssnano > cssnano-preset-default > postcss-svgo > svgo > stable@0.1.8: Modern JS already guarantees Array#sort() is a stable sort, so this library is deprecated. See the compatibility table on MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/sort#browser_compatibility
warning gulp-sourcemaps > css > source-map-resolve@0.6.0: See https://github.com/lydell/source-map-resolve#deprecated

[2/4] 🚚 Fetching packages...

[3/4] 🔗 Linking dependencies...

[4/4] 🔨 Building fresh packages...

success Saved lockfile.

warning "gulp" is already in "devDependencies". Please remove existing entry first before adding it to "dependencies".

success Saved 307 new dependencies.

info Direct dependencies

├─ browser-sync@3.0.3
├─ css-minify@2.1.0
├─ del@8.0.0
├─ gulp-autoprefixer@9.0.0
├─ gulp-cache@1.1.3
├─ gulp-cssnano@2.1.3
├─ gulp-imagemin@9.1.0
├─ gulp-load-plugins@2.0.8
├─ gulp-notify@5.0.0
├─ gulp-plumber@1.2.1
├─ gulp-rename@2.0.0
├─ gulp-sass@6.0.0
├─ gulp-sourcemaps@3.0.0
├─ gulp-uglify@3.0.2
├─ gulp@5.0.0
├─ imagemin-jpegtran@8.0.0
└─ imagemin-pngquant@10.0.0

info All dependencies

├─ @babel/runtime@7.26.7
├─ @gulp-sourcemaps/identity-map@2.0.1
├─ @gulp-sourcemaps/map-sources@1.0.0
├─ @gulpjs/messages@1.1.0
├─ @gulpjs/to-absolute-glob@4.0.0
├─ @nodelib/fs.scandir@2.1.5
├─ @nodelib/fs.stat@2.0.5
├─ @nodelib/fs.walk@1.2.8
├─ @sec-ant/readable-stream@0.4.1
├─ @sindresorhus/is@6.3.1
├─ @sindresorhus/merge-streams@2.3.0
├─ @trysound/sax@0.2.0
├─ @types/cors@2.8.17
├─ @types/expect@1.20.4
├─ @types/vinyl@2.0.12
├─ ansi-styles@4.3.0
├─ anymatch@3.1.3
├─ arch@2.2.0
├─ archive-type@4.0.0
├─ async-settle@2.0.0
├─ atob@2.1.2
├─ autoprefixer@10.4.20
├─ b4a@1.6.7
├─ bach@2.0.1
├─ bare-events@2.5.4
├─ base64-js@1.5.1
├─ base64id@2.0.0
├─ batch@0.6.1
├─ bin-check@4.1.0
├─ bin-version-check@4.0.0
├─ bin-version@3.1.0
├─ bin-wrapper@4.1.0
├─ binary-extensions@2.3.0
├─ braces@3.0.3
├─ browser-sync-client@3.0.3
├─ browser-sync-ui@3.0.3
├─ browser-sync@3.0.3
├─ browserslist@4.24.4
├─ buffer-alloc-unsafe@1.1.0
├─ buffer-alloc@1.2.0
├─ buffer-fill@1.0.0
├─ buffer-from@1.1.2
├─ bytes@3.1.2
├─ cacheable-request@2.1.4
├─ callsites@4.2.0
├─ caniuse-lite@1.0.30001695
├─ caw@2.0.1
├─ change-file-extension@0.1.1
├─ chokidar@3.6.0
├─ cliui@8.0.1
├─ clone-response@1.0.2
├─ color-convert@2.0.1
├─ config-chain@1.1.13
├─ connect@3.6.6
├─ convert-hrtime@5.0.0
├─ convert-source-map@1.9.0
├─ cookie@1.0.2
├─ copy-props@4.0.0
├─ core-js@3.40.0
├─ css-declaration-sorter@6.4.1
├─ css-minify@2.1.0
├─ css-select@4.3.0
├─ css-tree@1.1.3
├─ css-what@6.1.0
├─ css@3.0.0
├─ cssesc@3.0.0
├─ cssnano-preset-default@5.2.14
├─ debug-fabulous@1.1.0
├─ decompress-response@3.3.0
├─ decompress-tar@4.1.1
├─ decompress-tarbz2@4.1.1
├─ decompress-targz@4.1.1
├─ decompress-unzip@4.0.1
├─ del@8.0.0
├─ detect-newline@2.1.0
├─ dom-serializer@1.4.1
├─ domelementtype@2.3.0
├─ domutils@2.8.0
├─ dot-prop@8.0.2
├─ download@6.2.5
├─ each-props@3.0.0
├─ easy-extender@2.3.4
├─ eazy-logger@4.0.1
├─ electron-to-chromium@1.5.88
├─ emoji-regex@8.0.0
├─ end-of-stream@1.4.4
├─ engine.io-client@6.6.3
├─ engine.io@6.6.3
├─ entities@2.2.0
├─ eventemitter3@4.0.7
├─ executable@4.1.1
├─ ext-list@2.2.2
├─ fast-equals@5.2.2
├─ fast-fifo@1.3.2
├─ fast-glob@3.3.3
├─ fast-levenshtein@3.0.0
├─ fast-xml-parser@4.5.1
├─ fastest-levenshtein@1.0.16
├─ fastq@1.18.0
├─ figures@6.1.0
├─ filename-reserved-regex@2.0.0
├─ fill-range@7.1.1
├─ finalhandler@1.1.0
├─ find-versions@3.2.0
├─ fined@2.0.0
├─ flagged-respawn@2.0.0
├─ follow-redirects@1.15.9
├─ fraction.js@4.3.7
├─ from2@2.3.0
├─ fs-constants@1.0.0
├─ fs-mkdirp-stream@2.0.1
├─ fsevents@2.3.3
├─ function-timeout@1.0.2
├─ get-proxy@2.1.0
├─ gifsicle@5.3.0
├─ glob-parent@5.1.2
├─ glob-stream@8.0.2
├─ glob-watcher@6.0.0
├─ globby@14.0.2
├─ glogg@2.2.0
├─ got@7.1.0
├─ gulp-autoprefixer@9.0.0
├─ gulp-cache@1.1.3
├─ gulp-cli@3.0.0
├─ gulp-cssnano@2.1.3
├─ gulp-imagemin@9.1.0
├─ gulp-load-plugins@2.0.8
├─ gulp-notify@5.0.0
├─ gulp-plugin-extras@0.2.2
├─ gulp-plumber@1.2.1
├─ gulp-rename@2.0.0
├─ gulp-sass@6.0.0
├─ gulp-sourcemaps@3.0.0
├─ gulp-uglify@3.0.2
├─ gulp@5.0.0
├─ has-symbol-support-x@1.4.2
├─ has-to-string-tag-x@1.4.1
├─ hasown@2.0.2
├─ http-cache-semantics@3.8.1
├─ http-proxy@1.18.1
├─ human-signals@5.0.0
├─ iconv-lite@0.4.24
├─ identifier-regex@1.0.0
├─ ignore@5.3.2
├─ image-dimensions@2.3.0
├─ imagemin-gifsicle@7.0.0
├─ imagemin-jpegtran@8.0.0
├─ imagemin-mozjpeg@10.0.0
├─ imagemin-optipng@8.0.0
├─ imagemin-pngquant@10.0.0
├─ imagemin-svgo@10.0.1
├─ imagemin@9.0.0
├─ import-lazy@3.1.0
├─ interpret@3.1.1
├─ into-stream@3.1.0
├─ irregular-plurals@3.5.0
├─ is-binary-path@2.1.0
├─ is-core-module@2.16.1
├─ is-docker@2.2.1
├─ is-extglob@2.1.1
├─ is-fullwidth-code-point@3.0.0
├─ is-gif@3.0.0
├─ is-identifier@1.0.1
├─ is-jpg@3.0.0
├─ is-natural-number@4.0.1
├─ is-number@7.0.0
├─ is-object@1.0.2
├─ is-path-cwd@3.0.0
├─ is-path-inside@4.0.0
├─ is-png@3.0.1
├─ is-svg@4.4.0
├─ is-unicode-supported@2.1.0
├─ is-valid-glob@1.0.0
├─ is-wsl@1.1.0
├─ is@3.3.0
├─ jpegtran-bin@7.0.0
├─ json-buffer@3.0.0
├─ junk@4.0.1
├─ keyv@3.0.0
├─ last-run@2.0.0
├─ lead@4.0.0
├─ liftoff@5.0.0
├─ lilconfig@2.1.0
├─ lodash.clonedeep@4.5.0
├─ lodash@4.17.21
├─ mdn-data@2.0.14
├─ merge-stream@2.0.0
├─ merge2@1.4.1
├─ micromatch@4.0.8
├─ mimic-fn@4.0.0
├─ mitt@1.2.0
├─ mozjpeg@8.0.0
├─ ms@2.1.3
├─ mute-stdout@2.0.0
├─ nanoid@3.3.8
├─ nice-try@1.0.5
├─ node-notifier@10.0.1
├─ node-releases@2.0.19
├─ node.extend@2.0.3
├─ npm-conf@1.1.3
├─ nth-check@2.1.1
├─ object-assign@4.1.1
├─ onetime@6.0.0
├─ opn@5.3.0
├─ optipng-bin@7.0.1
├─ os-filter-obj@2.0.0
├─ p-cancelable@0.3.0
├─ p-event@1.3.0
├─ p-is-promise@1.1.0
├─ p-map-series@1.0.0
├─ p-map@7.0.3
├─ p-pipe@4.0.0
├─ p-reduce@1.0.0
├─ parse-filepath@1.0.2
├─ parse-ms@4.0.0
├─ parseurl@1.3.3
├─ path-parse@1.0.7
├─ path-type@5.0.0
├─ peek-readable@5.3.1
├─ picomatch@2.3.1
├─ plur@5.1.0
├─ pngquant-bin@9.0.0
├─ portscanner@2.2.0
├─ postcss-normalize-display-values@5.1.0
├─ postcss-normalize-positions@5.1.1
├─ postcss-normalize-repeat-style@5.1.1
├─ postcss-normalize-string@5.1.0
├─ postcss-normalize-timing-functions@5.1.0
├─ postcss-normalize-unicode@5.1.1
├─ postcss-normalize-whitespace@5.1.1
├─ postcss-selector-parser@6.1.2
├─ postcss@8.5.1
├─ pretty-bytes@6.1.1
├─ pretty-ms@9.2.0
├─ proto-list@1.2.4
├─ pump@3.0.2
├─ queue-microtask@1.2.3
├─ queue-tick@1.0.1
├─ raw-body@2.5.2
├─ readdirp@3.6.0
├─ rechoir@0.8.0
├─ regenerator-runtime@0.14.1
├─ replace-homedir@2.0.0
├─ requires-port@1.0.0
├─ reserved-identifiers@1.0.0
├─ resolve-options@2.0.0
├─ responselike@1.0.2
├─ reusify@1.0.4
├─ run-parallel@1.2.0
├─ safer-buffer@2.1.2
├─ seek-bzip@1.0.6
├─ semver-greatest-satisfied-range@2.0.0
├─ semver-regex@2.0.0
├─ semver-truncate@1.1.2
├─ send@0.19.1
├─ serve-index@1.9.1
├─ serve-static@1.16.2
├─ setprototypeof@1.2.0
├─ socket.io-adapter@2.5.5
├─ socket.io-client@4.8.1
├─ socket.io@4.8.1
├─ sort-keys-length@1.0.1
├─ source-map-js@1.2.1
├─ source-map-resolve@0.6.0
├─ stable@0.1.8
├─ stream-composer@1.0.2
├─ stream-exhaust@1.0.2
├─ strip-bom-string@1.0.0
├─ strip-dirs@2.1.0
├─ strip-final-newline@3.0.0
├─ strnum@1.0.5
├─ strtok3@9.1.1
├─ stylehacks@5.1.1
├─ super-regex@1.0.0
├─ supports-preserve-symlinks-flag@1.0.0
├─ sver@1.8.4
├─ svgo@2.8.0
├─ tar-stream@1.6.2
├─ teex@1.0.1
├─ text-decoder@1.2.3
├─ time-span@5.1.0
├─ timed-out@4.0.1
├─ to-buffer@1.1.1
├─ to-regex-range@5.0.1
├─ to-through@3.0.0
├─ toidentifier@1.0.1
├─ token-types@6.0.0
├─ type-fest@3.13.1
├─ ua-parser-js@1.0.40
├─ unbzip2-stream@1.4.3
├─ undertaker-registry@2.0.0
├─ undertaker@2.0.0
├─ undici-types@6.20.0
├─ unicorn-magic@0.1.0
├─ update-browserslist-db@1.1.2
├─ util-deprecate@1.0.2
├─ utils-merge@1.0.1
├─ v8flags@4.0.1
├─ vary@1.1.2
├─ vinyl-contents@2.0.0
├─ vinyl-fs@4.0.0
├─ vinyl-sourcemap@2.0.0
├─ xmlhttprequest-ssl@2.1.2
├─ yaml@1.10.2
├─ yargs-parser@21.1.1
├─ yargs@17.7.2
└─ yoctocolors@2.1.1

✨ Done in 20.97s.

Please, any advice would be appreciated.