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npm install fails on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W #6

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@prithwirajbose

I am trying to install the library on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W but the gyp build fails. I have the prerequisites installed. Here is the error log:

root@raspberrypi:/home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper# npm i node-epd
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper/node_modules/node-epd
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! make: Entering directory '/home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper/node_modules/node-epd/build'
npm ERR! CXX(target) Release/obj.target/epd/src/lcd.o
npm ERR! make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper/node_modules/node-epd/build'
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@9.3.0
npm ERR! gyp info using node@18.19.0 | linux | arm64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.11.2 found at "/usr/bin/python3"
npm ERR! gyp info spawn /usr/bin/python3
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/usr/share/nodejs/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args 'make',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper/node_modules/node-epd/build/config.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/usr/share/nodejs/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '/usr/include/nodejs/common.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/usr/include/nodejs',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/usr/share/nodejs/node-gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/usr/include/nodejs/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper/node_modules/node-epd',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args 'build',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ]
npm ERR! gyp info spawn make
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ]
npm ERR! ../src/lcd.cc: In static member function ‘static void EpdLcd::Init()’:
npm ERR! ../src/lcd.cc:76:40: error: no matching function for call to ‘v8::FunctionTemplate::GetFunction()’
npm ERR! 76 | constructor.Reset(ctor->GetFunction());
npm ERR! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~

npm ERR! compilation terminated due to -Wfatal-errors.
npm ERR! make: *** [epd.target.mk:120: Release/obj.target/epd/src/lcd.o] Error 1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! build error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/share/nodejs/node-gyp/lib/build.js:203:23)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:517:28)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:292:12)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Linux 6.12.25+rpt-rpi-v8
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/share/nodejs/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /home/pi/workspaces/nodejs/epaper/node_modules/node-epd
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v18.19.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v9.3.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2025-07-14T23_42_57_411Z-debug-0.log

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