# Kibana Package creation issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [June 3, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149 "2017-06-03T08:56:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sravya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@sravya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sravya)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149/1 "2017-06-03T08:56:38Z")
Hi! iwas trying to create kibana rpm package "npm run build -- --rpm", and ran into this issue. Fatal error: Path must be a string. Received true npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 build: grunt build "--rpm" npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 build script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/farya/.npm/\_logs/2017-05-31T10\_36\_12\_445Z-debug.log i did try upgarding my babel-core@6.10.4 but that agin didnt help me out. $ npm run build -- --rpm kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 build /home/farya/kibana grunt build "--rpm" Running "build" task Running "clean:build" (clean) task 1 path cleaned. Running "clean:target" (clean) task 0 paths cleaned. Running "\_build:downloadNodeBuilds" task Downloading darwin-x86\_64 and corresponding sha Downloading linux-x86\_64 and corresponding sha Downloading windows-x86\_64 and corresponding sha darwin-x86\_64 downloaded and verified linux-x86\_64 downloaded and verified windows-x86\_64 downloaded and verified Running "\_build:extractNodeBuilds" task Running "copy:devSource" (copy) task Created 483 directories, copied 2032 files Running "clean:devSourceForTestbed" (clean) task 1 path cleaned. Running "babel:build" (babel) task Running "\_build:babelOptions" task Running "\_build:plugins" task Running "\_build:data" task Running "i18nextract:default\_options" (i18nextract) task Create file: build/i18n\_extract/en.json Statistics : empty: 47 (100%) / Updated: 0 / Deleted: 0 / New: 47 Running "\_build:check" task Running "\_build:packageJson" task Running "\_build:readme" task Running "\_build:babelCache" task Running "\_build:installNpmDeps" task Running "\_build:notice" task Fatal error: Path must be a string. Received true npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 build: grunt build "--rpm" npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 build script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. # npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/farya/.npm/\_logs/2017-06-01T12\_59\_41\_662Z-debug.log here is the log file o/p: 0 info it worked if it ends with ok 1 verbose cli [ '/home/farya/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.2/bin/node', 1 verbose cli '/home/farya/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.2/bin/npm', 1 verbose cli 'run', 1 verbose cli 'build', 1 verbose cli '--', 1 verbose cli '--rpm' ] 2 info using npm@4.6.1 3 info using node@v6.10.2 4 verbose run-script ['prebuild', 'build', 'postbuild'] 5 info lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~prebuild: kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 6 silly lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~prebuild: no script for prebuild, continuing 7 info lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 8 verbose lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true 9 verbose lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: PATH: /home/farya/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.2/lib/node\_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/home/farya/kibana/node\_modules/.bin:/home/farya/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.2/bin:/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/farya/.local/bin:/home/farya/bin:/home/farya/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.2/bin/grunt 10 verbose lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: CWD: /home/farya/kibana 11 silly lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: Args: ['-c', 'grunt build "--rpm"'] 12 silly lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: Returned: code: 1 signal: null 13 info lifecycle kibana@6.0.0-alpha2~build: Failed to exec build script 14 verbose stack Error: kibana@6.0.0-alpha2 build: grunt build "--rpm" 14 verbose stack Exit status 1 i also tried to edit tasks/build/notice.js by adding console.log({ kibanaDir, noticePath }); after line 22 where noticePath is initialized and the ran npm run build -- --rpm but again i ran into same issue ---
**Author:** ![FareehaNaaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@FareehaNaaz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FareehaNaaz)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149/2 "2017-06-05T07:01:20Z")
Hi! can anyone help us with this issue? ---
**Author:** ![tsullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tsullivan/32/31077_2.png) [@tsullivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tsullivan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149/3 "2017-06-07T16:21:16Z")
I think the `pleaserun` must be built on the linux machine, and you might also have to do `gem install pleaserun` I haven't tried it, so I'm not sure if it will work. ---
**Author:** ![sravya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@sravya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sravya)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149/4 "2017-06-07T16:29:09Z")
hi@tsullivan, I have tried this and i got the output as :gem install pleaserun Fetching: dotenv-2.2.1.gem (100%) Successfully installed dotenv-2.2.1 Fetching: pleaserun-0.0.29.gem (100%) Successfully installed pleaserun-0.0.29 /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:45:in `require': cannot load such file -- json/pure (LoadError) from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in`require' from /usr/share/gems/gems/json-1.7.7/lib/json.rb:60:in `rescue in ' from /usr/share/gems/gems/json-1.7.7/lib/json.rb:57:in`module:JSON' from /usr/share/gems/gems/json-1.7.7/lib/json.rb:54:in `' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in`require' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:45:in `require' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/text.rb:16:in`\' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/code\_object.rb:28:in `' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/code_object.rb:26:in`\' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/generator/markup.rb:59:in `' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in`require' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:45:in `require' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/generator/darkfish.rb:6:in`\' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:45:in `require' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in`require' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rdoc.rb:563:in `' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in`require' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/core\_ext/kernel\_require.rb:45:in `require' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rubygems_hook.rb:64:in`load\_rdoc' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rubygems\_hook.rb:229:in `setup' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rubygems_hook.rb:142:in`generate' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rubygems\_hook.rb:54:in `block in generation_hook' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rubygems_hook.rb:53:in`each' from /usr/share/gems/gems/rdoc-4.0.0/lib/rdoc/rubygems\_hook.rb:53:in `generation_hook' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:382:in`call' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/dependency\_installer.rb:382:in `block (2 levels) in install' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:381:in`each' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/dependency\_installer.rb:381:in `block in install' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:401:in`in\_background' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/dependency\_installer.rb:380:in `install' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:166:in`block in execute' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/commands/install\_command.rb:158:in `each' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:158:in`execute' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/command.rb:305:in `invoke_with_build_args' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/command_manager.rb:170:in`process\_args' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site\_ruby/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:130:in `run' from /usr/local/share/ruby/site_ruby/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:60:in`run' from /usr/bin/gem:21:in `' ---
**Author:** ![sravya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@sravya](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sravya)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149/5 "2017-06-07T16:30:34Z")
but after this I am facing the same error while running this command:npm run build -- --rpm --force ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-package-creation-issue/88149/6 "2017-07-05T16:30:50Z")
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