npm in Node 6.2.0 MSI does not work in Windows Docker container #7044
Description
- Version: 6.2.0
- Platform: Windows Server 2016 TP5, Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14300]
- Subsystem: Windows Server Core Docker Container
Node.js 6.x has a problem running inside a Windows Docker container. While filling out this template I drilled down that the problem seems to be npm 3.x. You can find the Dockerfiles to build the Windows Docker images with Node at https://github.com/StefanScherer/dockerfiles-windows/tree/master/node
Node 6.2.0:
Running an interactive Windows Docker container with Node.js 6.2.0 shows an error at npm:
C:\> docker run -it stefanscherer/node-windows:6 cmd Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14300] (c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\>node --version v6.2.0 C:\>npm --version fs.js:1568 return binding.realpath(pathModule._makeLong(path), options.encoding); ^ Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, realpath 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js' at Error (native) at Object.realpathSync (fs.js:1568:18) at Function.Module._findPath (module.js:167:25) at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:438:25) at Function.Module._load (module.js:388:25) at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:575:10) at startup (node.js:160:18) at node.js:449:3 fs.js:1568 return binding.realpath(pathModule._makeLong(path), options.encoding); ^ Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, realpath 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js' at Error (native) at Object.realpathSync (fs.js:1568:18) at Function.Module._findPath (module.js:167:25) at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:438:25) at Function.Module._load (module.js:388:25) at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:575:10) at startup (node.js:160:18) at node.js:449:3 But the file is there:
C:\>dir "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is BA9B-FAE0 Directory of C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin 05/06/2016 10:01 PM 2,073 npm-cli.js 1 File(s) 2,073 bytes 0 Dir(s) 21,217,292,288 bytes free C:\>type "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\package.json" { "version": "3.8.9", "name": "npm", "description": "a package manager for JavaScript", Node 4.4.5:
Running an interactive Windows Docker container with Node.js 4.4.5 works fine.
C:\> docker run -it stefanscherer/node-windows:4 cmd Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14300] (c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\>node --version v4.4.5 C:\>npm --version npm info it worked if it ends with ok npm info using npm@2.15.5 npm info using node@v4.4.5 npm info ok 2.15.5 Also the onbuild version works on Windows for Node.js apps with a Dockerfile like this:
FROM stefanscherer/node-windows:4-onbuildand
docker build -t example . Or even running inside a nanoserver container eg. on Windows 10 Insider 14352 with Docker installed:
FROM stefanscherer/node-windows:4-nano-onbuildand
docker build --isolation=hyperv -t example .