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ERROR in Cannot find module 'node-sass'

Config: macOS High Sierra, version 10.13.2, node:v8.1.2 npm:5.0.3 When I run npm start in my angularjs project I get this error:

ERROR in Cannot find module 'node-sass'

After this I run:

npm i node-sass

Now I get this error:

gyp: No Xcode or CLT version detected!
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1

Why won't npm install node-sass? How can I install node-sass?

Solution

  • Here's the solution:

    sudo npm install --save-dev  --unsafe-perm node-sass

    Enjoy!

    Edited to explain the options (from comments):

    --save-dev is used so that your app is able to find the module in local node_modules. --save-dev adds package to devDependencies in package.json. --unsafe--perm is used to run install scripts as root. To avoid sudo, use nvm instead. --unsafe--perm is really not needed as sudo is already mentioned. So the command basically air tights the script to install node-sass at any cost.