So node just swallowed io.js and now morphed into version 4.0.0. Upgrade the boy is cool and all, but ionic project will start to fire crappy error. This blog will be updated as I stumble upon more errors with sass.
This command yield this annoying error
/home/lab/pro/louisgv.github.io/dev/node_modules/gulp-sass/node_modules/node-sass/lib/index.js:22
throw new Error('`libsass` bindings not found. Try reinstalling `node-sass`?');
^
Error: `libsass` bindings not found. Try reinstalling `node-sass`?
at getBinding (/home/lab/pro/louisgv.github.io/dev/node_modules/gulp-sass/node_modules/node-sass/lib/index.js:22:11)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/lab/pro/louisgv.github.io/dev/node_modules/gulp-sass/node_modules/node-sass/lib/index.js:188:23)
at Module._compile (module.js:434:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:452:10)
at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
at require (module.js:384:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/lab/pro/louisgv.github.io/dev/node_modules/gulp-sass/index.js:3:17)
at Module._compile (module.js:434:26)
Error running gulp sass
Basically, gulp sass failed, no more styling! The issue is boiled down to deprecated middle-wares which were compiled using an older version of the C library packed with the previous Node. To solve this issues, first in your project directory run rm -rf node_modules to remove all local node modules.
Now to kill the sass problem. Open the package.json file and remove the gulp-sass entry from the dependencies. E.g, your package.json might look like this (note: Regex rule, everything could be represented by *):
{
"name": "*",
"version": "*",
"description": "*",
"dependencies": {*},
"devDependencies": {
"bower": "^1.3.3",
"gulp-sass": "^2.0.4",
"gulp-util": "^2.2.14",
"shelljs": "^0.3.0"
},
"cordovaPlugins": [*],
"cordovaPlatforms": []
}
Just highlight the whole line that has gulp-sass and do a Backspace.
Then run npm install gulp-sass --save-dev, which hopefully will install the correct version of sass and node-sass.
Lastly, do npm install to re-install the node_modules folder with the new node.
Now ionic setup sass should run smoothly and say
Successful sass build
Ionic setup complete