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Copser

Copser

I have a Heroku deploy problem, currently, it’s failing on installing package.json and the error is

remote: Compressing source files... done.
remote: Building source:
remote:
remote: -----> Phoenix app detected
remote:
remote: -----> Loading configuration and environment
remote:        Loading config...
remote:        WARNING: phoenix_static_buildpack.config wasn't found in the app
remote:        Using default config from Phoenix static buildpack
remote:        Detecting assets directory
remote:        WARNING: no package.json detected in root nor custom directory
remote:        * assuming phoenix 1.3.x and later, please check config file
remote:        Will use phoenix configuration:
remote:        * assets path assets
remote:        * mix tasks namespace phx
remote:        Will use the following versions:
remote:        * Node 6.9.2
remote:        Will export the following config vars:
remote: DATABASE_URL
remote: NODE_MODULES_CACHE
remote: POOL_SIZE
remote: SECRET_KEY_BASE
remote:        * MIX_ENV=prod
remote: -----> Installing binaries
remote: Resolving node version 6.9.2...
remote: Downloading and installing node 6.9.2...
remote:        Installing Node 6.9.2...
remote:        Using default npm version
remote:
remote: -----> Building dependencies
remote:        Installing and caching node modules
remote: npm WARN package.json @ No description
remote: npm WARN package.json @ No README data
remote:        npm ERR! addLocal Could not install /tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/deps/phoenix
remote:        npm ERR! addLocal Could not install /tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/deps/phoenix_html
remote:        npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-1057-aws
remote:        npm ERR! argv "/tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/.heroku/node/bin/node" "/tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/.heroku/node/bin/npm" "install" "--quiet" "--unsafe-perm" "--userconfig" "/tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/npmrc"
remote:        npm ERR! node v6.9.2
remote:        npm ERR! npm  v3.10.9
remote:        npm ERR! path /tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/deps/phoenix
remote:        npm ERR! code ENOENT
remote:        npm ERR! errno -2
remote:        npm ERR! syscall open
remote:
remote:        npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/deps/phoenix'
remote:        npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/deps/phoenix'
remote:        npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
remote:        npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
remote:        npm ERR! enoent
remote:
remote:        npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
remote:        npm ERR!     /tmp/build_86e0734371e98eb49ec08fbf671e37ba/assets/npm-debug.log
remote:  !     Push rejected, failed to compile Phoenix app.

I have tried https://help.heroku.com/18PI5RSY/how-do-i-clear-the-build-cache, also I have elixir-buildpack.config

elixir_version=1.8.2
erlang_version=21.2.5
assets_path=assets
phoenix_ex=phx

and phoenix_static_buildpack.config

clean_cache=true
compile="compile"
config_vars_to_export=(DATABASE_URL)
node_version=6.9.5
npm=3.10.8
phoenix_relative_path=.
remove_node=false

package.json is the default one

{
  "repository": {},
  "license": "MIT",
  "scripts": {
    "deploy": "webpack --mode production",
    "watch": "webpack --mode development --watch"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "phoenix": "file:../deps/phoenix",
    "phoenix_html": "file:../deps/phoenix_html"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.0.0",
    "babel-loader": "^8.0.0",
    "copy-webpack-plugin": "^4.5.0",
    "css-loader": "^2.1.1",
    "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^0.4.0",
    "optimize-css-assets-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0",
    "uglifyjs-webpack-plugin": "^1.2.4",
    "webpack": "4.4.0",
    "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10"
  }
}

but still no joy in solving the error above, did someone had something similar, how did you solved it? Thanks

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Copser

Copser OP

I have manage to solve WARNING: no package.json detected in root nor custom directory by adding assets_path="." instead of phoenix_relative_path but no joy I’m still having problems with not been able to deploy the app properly, I don’t understand why he can’t see deps folder

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Post #1
tenzil

tenzil

Can you try the following
in phoenix_static_buildpack.config, set node version above 8 (i got errors on node modules for lesser versions)
or set node_version=10.15.0

0
Post #2
Copser

Copser OP

ok so changing node version helped but now this

remote:        * MIX_ENV=prod
remote:
remote: -----> Installing binaries
remote:        clean_cache option set to true.
remote:        Cleaning out cache contents
remote: Resolving node version 10.15.0...
remote: Downloading and installing node 10.15.0...
remote:        Installing Node 10.15.0...
remote:        Using default npm version
remote:
remote: -----> Building dependencies
remote:        Installing and caching node modules
remote: npm WARN assets No description
remote:
remote:        up to date in 0.45s
remote:        found 0 vulnerabilities
remote:
remote:        npm WARN deprecated babel-preset-es2015@6.24.1: 🙌  Thanks for using Babel: we recommend using babel-preset-env now: please read https://babeljs.io/env to update!
remote:        npm WARN deprecated nomnom@1.8.1: Package no longer supported. Contact support@npmjs.com for more info.
remote:        npm WARN deprecated browserslist@1.7.7: Browserslist 2 could fail on reading Browserslist >3.0 config used in other tools.
remote:        npm WARN deprecated core-js@2.6.11: core-js@<3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js@3.
remote:        npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL
remote:        npm ERR! Could not install from "../deps/phoenix" as it does not contain a package.json file.
remote:
remote:        npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
remote:        npm ERR!     /app/.npm/_logs/2019-12-29T07_33_56_086Z-debug.log
remote:  !     Push rejected, failed to compile Phoenix app.
remote:
remote:  !     Push failed
remote: Verifying deploy...```

this is a nightmare :cry:
0
Post #3
tenzil

tenzil

hmm ok, now thats a path issue.
Thought of two things,

  1. With node 10.15, Incase if you dont have asset_path in phoenix_static_buildpack, add it (assets_path=.) and update always_rebuild=true in elixir_buildpack.config.
    2.If that didn’t work, can you try reverting back to old version (node 6.9.2) and try the same.
0
Post #4
Copser

Copser OP

so in my phoenix_static_buildpack I have defined

assets_path=.
clean_cache=true
node_version=10.18.0
npm_version=6.13.4

and in elixir_buildpack.config I have defined

always_rebuild=true
elixir_version=1.8.2
erlang_version=21.2.5

reverting back to old version did not solve the problem, I would really love if elixir didn’t use npm but yarn.

0
Post #5
tenzil

tenzil

anyluck with the node 10.15, with the same settings? or the same error persist?

0
Post #6
Copser

Copser OP

it’s the same.

Enumerating objects: 326, done.
Counting objects: 100% (326/326), done.
Delta compression using up to 12 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (224/224), done.
Writing objects: 100% (326/326), 190.93 KiB | 9.09 MiB/s, done.
Total 326 (delta 139), reused 202 (delta 79)
remote: Compressing source files... done.
remote: Building source:
remote:
remote: -----> Phoenix app detected
remote:
remote: -----> Loading configuration and environment
remote:        Loading config...
remote:        Detecting assets directory
remote:        * package.json found in custom directory
remote:        Will use phoenix configuration:
remote:        * assets path ./assets
remote:        * mix tasks namespace phoenix
remote:        Will use the following versions:
remote:        * Node 10.18.0
remote:        Will export the following config vars:
remote: DATABASE_URL
remote: NODE_MODULES_CACHE
remote: POOL_SIZE
remote: SECRET_KEY_BASE
remote:        * MIX_ENV=prod
remote:
remote: -----> Installing binaries
remote:        clean_cache option set to true.
remote:        Cleaning out cache contents
remote: Resolving node version 10.18.0...
remote: Downloading and installing node 10.18.0...
remote:        Installing Node 10.18.0...
remote:        Using default npm version
remote:
remote: -----> Building dependencies
remote:        Installing and caching node modules
remote: npm WARN . No description
remote:
remote:        up to date in 0.336s
remote:        found 0 vulnerabilities
remote:
remote:        npm WARN deprecated babel-preset-es2015@6.24.1: 🙌  Thanks for using Babel: we recommend using babel-preset-env now: please read https://babeljs.io/env to update!
remote:        npm WARN deprecated nomnom@1.8.1: Package no longer supported. Contact support@npmjs.com for more info.
remote:        npm WARN deprecated core-js@2.6.11: core-js@<3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js@3.
remote:        npm WARN deprecated browserslist@1.7.7: Browserslist 2 could fail on reading Browserslist >3.0 config used in other tools.
remote:        npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL
remote:        npm ERR! Could not install from "../deps/phoenix" as it does not contain a package.json file.
remote:
remote:        npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
remote:        npm ERR!     /app/.npm/_logs/2019-12-29T08_10_45_268Z-debug.log
remote:  !     Push rejected, failed to compile Phoenix app.
remote:
remote:  !     Push failed
remote: Verifying deploy...

why should I ever change the deps path, I don’t get it, I have spent four hours on this.

0
Post #7
tenzil

tenzil

Hey found a similar thread in elixirforum, please check and try this

And this one as well
https://github.com/gigalixir/gigalixir-getting-started/issues/8#issuecomment-529055892

1
Post #8
Copser

Copser OP

OMG, I didn’t set the elixir build pack so I was not building it properly, thanks @tenzil I need to go and chill a bit :smile:

After I did heroku create --buildpack hashnuke/elixir I forgot to heroku buildpacks:set hashnuke/elixir, and that was it, people read the documentation :blush:

1
Post #9
outlog

outlog

you can easily use yarn, or parcel - or whatever is the latest and greatest..

I use yarn on heroku - I just have a yarn deploy in my compile file - which of course calls the deploy script in package.json..

  "scripts": {
    "deploy": "NODE_ENV=production webpack --mode production",
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