Error: ENOENT, stat

[peterennis]

Windows 8.1, x32, ghost 0.5
Instruction here does not work:
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
5. run npm install --production to install the node dependencies. If you see error Error: ENOENT on this step, make sure you are in the project directory and try again.

There is a bug in the node installer reported here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25093276/nodejs-windows-error-enoent-stat-c-users-rt-appdata-roaming-npm
I have to manually create the folder:
'C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\npm
and it works.

[ErisDS]

Hi @peterennis I need to look this up again but something in the depth of my brain tells me this is a problem with a specific node version. Please can you post the full environment of your blog?

There is a bug report template in our contributing guidelines that should give you a good idea what sorts of info to include.

[peterennis]

Windows 8.1 32 bit
node v0.10.30
Installed node using node-v0.10.30-x86.msi
Problem repeated from scratch.
Output as follows:

C:\ae\ghost-0.5.0>echo %PATH%
C:\Users\peterennis\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Program File
s\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\Syst
em32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Microsoft
\Web Platform Installer;C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.14\bin;C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.
14\lib;C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\12
0\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Client SDK\ODBC\110\Tools\Bi
nn;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\DTS\Binn;C:\Program Files\Microso
ft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Users
\peterennis\AppData\Local.meteor;C:\Users\peterennis\AppData\Roaming\npm

C:\ae\ghost-0.5.0>dir C:\Users\peterennis\AppData\Roaming\npm
Volume in drive C is W81
Volume Serial Number is 309F-C170

Directory of C:\Users\peterennis\AppData\Roaming

File Not Found

C:\ae\ghost-0.5.0>npm install --production
Error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\peterennis\AppData\Roaming\npm'

C:\ae\ghost-0.5.0>mkdir C:\Users\peterennis\AppData\Roaming\npm

C:\ae\ghost-0.5.0>npm install --production

C:\ae\ghost-0.5.0>

[shindakun]

@ErisDS This is indeed specific to the 10.30 installer. nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#8141

[ErisDS]

I think this is potentially a regression because it has been reported before in npm: npm/npm#3664

Sorry @peterennis for the total crappiness of this - but it's problem in node/npm, not with the Ghost software so there's very little I can do beyond update our windows install docs with a note to explain, which I have done. Hopefully Node will update their windows installer soon.

[ui-vault]

Try updating the npm and run again with command npm install npm -g. This worked for me