Installing Node.js on the STM32MP1

[JWali]

Any recommendations on how to install Node.js on OpenSTLinux / OpenEmbedded?

I want to run some node.js applications on the A7 processor.

I found this repository but there has been no activity for a few years.

https://github.com/imyller/meta-nodejs

[Olivier GALLIEN]

Hi,

Using Yocto layer is the right way to go :

https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/How_to_integrate_an_external_software_package

I can not comment about the package itself, but it looks properly supported byt the community :

https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/meta-nodejs/

Hope it help

Olivier

[JWali]

@Community member​  - Thanks for the tip. I read through https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/How_to_integrate_an_external_software_package and want to install the layer / recipe for Node.js - https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/meta-nodejs/

I read through https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/OpenSTLinux_distribution and https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/How_to_create_a_new_open_embedded_layer

I also read https://wiki.st.com/stm32mpu/wiki/STM32MP1_Distribution_Package

Do I really need to cross-compile the entire OpenSTLinux_distribution and create an image to add the node.js layer?

-- John

[gokhannsahin]

I too have a error about nodejs while installing meta-iot-cloud.

Log data follows:
| DEBUG: Executing shell function do_compile
| NOTE: make -j 6 BUILDTYPE=Release
| make -C out BUILDTYPE=Release V=1
|   touch ffec8618e06f50f8c62e1ff635021f102d0a41d4.intermediate
|   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/lib.host:/home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/lib.target:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; cd ../deps/v8/src/inspector; mkdir -p /home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/obj/gen/src/inspector/protocol /home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/obj/gen/include/inspector; python ../../third_party/inspector_protocol/CodeGenerator.py --jinja_dir ../../third_party --output_base "/home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/obj/gen/src/inspector" --config inspector_protocol_config.json
| make[1]: execvp: printf: Argument list too long
| deps/v8/src/v8_base.target.mk:633: recipe for target '/home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/src/libv8_base.a' failed
| make[1]: *** [/home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/src/libv8_base.a] Error 127
| rm ffec8618e06f50f8c62e1ff635021f102d0a41d4.intermediate
| Makefile:88: recipe for target 'node' failed
| make: *** [node] Error 2
| ERROR: oe_runmake failed
| WARNING: exit code 1 from a shell command.
| ERROR: Function failed: do_compile (log file is located at /home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_eglfs-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/temp/log.do_compile.5426)

[gokhannsahin]

I'm still getting this error while compiling nodejs? Should I change the nodejs versions?

[JWali]

While cross compiling the meta-iot-cloud layer, it fails to compile nodejs 8.12 with the same error as above:

| make[1]: execvp: printf: Argument list too long
| make[1]: *** [/home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxweston-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_weston-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/src/libv8_base.a] Error 127
| rm 87e866e2a67de632e2bf83828b5ea47ee79645b4.intermediate
| make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxweston-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_weston-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/node-v8.12.0/out'
| make: *** [node] Error 2
| ERROR: oe_runmake failed
| WARNING: /home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxweston-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_weston-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/temp/run.do_compile.10771:1 exit 1 from 'exit 1'
| ERROR: Function failed: do_compile (log file is located at /home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/build-openstlinuxweston-stm32mp1/tmp-glibc/work/cortexa7t2hf-neon-vfpv4-openstlinux_weston-linux-gnueabi/nodejs/8.12.0-r0/temp/log.do_compile.10771)
ERROR: Task (/home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nodejs/nodejs_8.12.0.bb:do_compile) failed with exit code '1'
NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 1903 tasks of which 1591 didn't need to be rerun and 2 failed.
NOTE: Writing buildhistory
 
Summary: 2 tasks failed:
  virtual:native:/home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nodejs/nodejs_8.12.0.bb:do_compile
  /home/walicki/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nodejs/nodejs_8.12.0.bb:do_compile

[JWali]

There is a long discussion on this Yocto node / openssl builddir compile issue here:

https://github.com/imyller/meta-nodejs/issues/9

I still don't know the magic incantation.

[JWali]

Thanks to a tip from a ST engineer, I have created a file called "nodejs_%.bbappend" with these contents 

   EXTRA_OEMAKE += "builddir_name=."

in this directory:

$HOME/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/nodejs

and added a stanza to

$HOME/STM32MPU_workspace/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/layers/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf

to include nodejs

IMAGE_INSTALL_append += "nodejs"

I'm finally able to compile and build an image that includes node.js

[gokhannsahin]

Thank you @JWali​ 

I get errors while compiling.

ERROR: Nothing RPROVIDES 'nodejsopenssh-sftp' (but /home/gokhan/STM32MP15-Ecosystem-v1.0.0/Distribution-Package/openstlinux-4.19-thud-mp1-19-02-20/layers/meta-st/meta-st-openstlinux/recipes-samples/images/st-example-image-qt.bb RDEPENDS on or otherwise requires it)
NOTE: Runtime target 'nodejsopenssh-sftp' is unbuildable, removing...
Missing or unbuildable dependency chain was: ['nodejsopenssh-sftp']
ERROR: Required build target 'st-example-image-qt' has no buildable providers.
Missing or unbuildable dependency chain was: ['st-example-image-qt', 'nodejsopenssh-sftp']

I have created nodejs_8.12.0.bbappend file and added EXTRA_OEMAKE += "build-openstlinuxeglfs-stm32mp1=." line.

[CPRIO]

Hi,

The append instruction of IMAGE_INSTALL_append dos not add space on your IMAGE_INSTALL variable that means you have concatenated the existing content of IMAGE_INSTALL and 'nodejs' is why you see 'nodejsopenssh-sftp'.

To solve it you need to add space:

IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " nodejs "

christophe