GYP ERR! build error. stack Error: 'make' failed with exit code 2

Question

I am currently working on a nodejs web application I am having trouble pushing the application online with cloud foundry. I did some research on the errors and it seems that

Answer 1

This has been old yet consistent issue well documented at: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/809

For me the error mentioned the version numbers like:

gyp ERR! System Darwin 17.7.0
gyp ERR! node -v v12.1.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0

After attempting all the possible combinations of solutions (modify ~/.npmrc, remove ~/.node-gyp, clear the npm cache, delete node_modules and even restart the system), what worked with me was downgrading the node.

I believe the versions mentioned in the log for node and node-gyp are incompatible. So I reverted to an older node version which worked like a charm.

npm install -g node@11.10.0

There should be a clear documentation describing breaking changes and compatibility issues between the two.