I'm getting this error while running npm install on project. The additional information about this issue below,

npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node build.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node build.js'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the node-sass package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node build.js
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls node-sass
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/capricornus/Projects/aware-app/npm-debug.log

I'm getting this error while running npm install on project. The additional information about this issue below,

npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node build.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node build.js'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the node-sass package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node build.js
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls node-sass
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/capricornus/Projects/aware-app/npm-debug.log

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Just install older version of Nodejs with nodebrew.

curl -L git.io/nodebrew | perl - setup

Add the following to ~/.bashrc

export PATH=$HOME/.nodebrew/current/bin:$PATH

Refresh console

source ~/.bashrc

Install older version

nodebrew install-binary v0.12.7
nodebrew use v0.12.7

Then try again!

It looks like this version is no longer patible. I get the same errors on my system. Either you need to downgrade node to the supported version, or upgrade the dependencies that require [email protected].

Latest version of node-sass is 3.4.2.

In case someone runs into trouble with nodebrew, it's also possible to use nvm (node version manager) to downgrade your node version. Project on Github

On OSX El Capitan, I needed this for the installation:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent./creationix/nvm/v0.31.0/install.sh | bash
. ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

Mind the last line, as it's slightly different from the install instruction on github.

As mentioned by Yosuke Sato, v0.12.7 is patible with [email protected], so you'd need

nvm install v0.12.7 or nvm use v0.12.7 (if you have it installed already)

This will use the older node version, but only in the current terminal window/tab.

nvm use v0.12.7 in the project directory followed by npm install solved the problem for me -- the error occurred as I was trying to set up broccoli-taco, a static site generator. Thanks for tip, I am glad I googled you up.