Node-canvas dependency doesn't support arm64

[SSP6904]

I'm trying to use the Yarn install command within the directory where the project is at. However, the node-canvas module that the project requires is randomly returning a 404 GET request to it's release file on GitHub. The URL it was requesting also returns a 404 message in my web browser. Not sure why this is occurring considering that it was available and working last time I was using DaedalOS on my local machine. Can someone assist me on this?

Log

warning Error running install script for optional dependency: "/home/shaun/daedalOS/node_modules/canvas: Command failed.
Exit code: 1                                                                                                                                           
Command: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build --update-binary                                                                                      
Arguments:                                                                                                                                             
Directory: /home/shaun/daedalOS/node_modules/canvas                                                                                                    
Output:                                                                                                                                                
node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok                                                                                                         
node-pre-gyp info using [email protected]                                                                                                            
node-pre-gyp info using [email protected] | linux | arm64                                                                                                    
(node:2034835) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.                           
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)                                                                             
node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127-linux-glibc-arm64.tar.gz            
node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v127
-linux-glibc-arm64.tar.gz                                                                                                                              
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for [email protected] and [email protected] (node-v127 ABI, glibc) (falling back to source compile with node
-gyp)                                                                                                                                                  
node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/releases/download/v2.11.2/canvas-v2.11.2-node-v1
27-linux-glibc-arm64.tar.gz                                                                                                                            
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok                                                                                                                  
gyp info using [email protected]                                                                                                                         
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | arm64                                                                                                             
gyp info ok                                                                                                                                            
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok                                                                                                                  
gyp info using [email protected]                                                                                                                         
gyp info using [email protected] | linux | arm64                                                                                                             
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.3 found at \"/usr/bin/python3\"                                                                         

[SuperMaxusa]

see Automattic/node-canvas#1662

[DustinBrett]

I guess this is because you are running on a Apple ARM CPU? I am not sure if there is a way around this currently if that is the case.

I wonder if that linked issue is indeed related, I don't see a fix coming in yet.

Any suggestions what I could change as I don't have a machine to reproduce this issue?

[SuperMaxusa]

As I correct understand, node-canvas comes from some dependency(ies).
Closer to issue, I think needed to try build this package itself on that ARM64: https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/wiki#installation-guides and npm_config_build_from_source=true yarn install (from https://stackoverflow.com/a/55368337)

as I don't have a machine to reproduce this issue?

Here are the guides for running ARM64 Linux on QEMU:

• https://gist.github.com/billti/d904fd6124bf6f10ba2c1e3736f0f0f7 (Ubuntu)
• https://gist.github.com/cGandom/23764ad5517c8ec1d7cd904b923ad863 (Raspbian)

or via Docker:

• https://www.docker.com/blog/multi-arch-images/
• https://www.stereolabs.com/docs/docker/building-arm-container-on-x86#setting-up-arm-emulation-on-x86

...if that would be helpful

[DustinBrett]

Perhaps the steps in the bug report can be followed to make sure node-canvas can be built?

• No prebuilt found for arm64 Automattic/node-canvas#1662 (comment)
  • https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/wiki/Installation%3A-Ubuntu-and-other-Debian-based-systems
• No prebuilt found for arm64 Automattic/node-canvas#1662 (comment)
  • Can't install on Apple M1 Automattic/node-canvas#1733 (comment)

If that doesn't work, you could consider removing the deps that require node-canvas / canvas, it seems like both are not critical and just involving typing (pdfjs-dist) or testing (jest-environment-jsdom).

C:\x>npm ls canvas
[email protected] C:\x
├─┬ [email protected]
│ ├── [email protected]
│ └─┬ [email protected]
│   └── [email protected] deduped    
└─┬ [email protected]
  └── [email protected] deduped

[SuperMaxusa]

it seems like both are not critical and just involving typing (pdfjs-dist)

From pdfjs sources, it like a optional dependency: https://github.com/mozilla/pdfjs-dist/blob/5f07d5a4159bb99eee2f6143d1297f03b45bba58/package.json#L16.

Perhaps the steps in the bug report can be followed to make sure node-canvas can be built?

IIRC node-gyp can automatically rebuild a package if libs for your arch/os are not available.

I can check later running daedalOS on Debian if you want.

[SSP6904]

Looking at the releases page for the Canvas module here, I might have to build it as they have no release for arm64 right now. I'm not sure if I can build it, but I'll see what I can do.