# New build issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/new-build-issue/99729>\
**Category:** WebThings\
**Created:** [July 12, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/new-build-issue/99729 "2022-07-12T15:49:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Verret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Martin\_Verret](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Martin_Verret)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/new-build-issue/99729/1 "2022-07-12T15:49:56Z")

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i tried to build webthings from source following the readme instructions.

when i start i got this issue:

> 0 info it worked if it ends with ok  
> 1 verbose cli [ ‘/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/node’,  
> 1 verbose cli ‘/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/npm’,  
> 1 verbose cli ‘run’,  
> 1 verbose cli ‘build’ ]  
> 2 info using npm@6.14.12  
> 3 info using node@v10.24.1  
> 4 verbose run-script [‘prebuild’, ‘build’, ‘postbuild’]  
> 5 info lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~prebuild: webthings-gateway@1.1.0  
> 6 info lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: webthings-gateway@1.1.0  
> 7 verbose lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true  
> 8 verbose lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: PATH: /home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/npm-lifecycle/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/gateway/node\_modules/.bin:/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/npm-lifecycle/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/gateway/node\_modules/.bin:/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games  
> 9 verbose lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: CWD: /home/pi/gateway  
> 10 silly lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: Args: [ ‘-c’,  
> 10 silly lifecycle ‘rm -rf build && cp -rL src build && find build -name '\*.ts' -delete && tsc -p . && webpack’ ]  
> 11 silly lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: Returned: code: 137 signal: null  
> 12 info lifecycle webthings-gateway@1.1.0~build: Failed to exec build script  
> 13 verbose stack Error: webthings-gateway@1.1.0 build: `rm -rf build && cp -rL src build && find build -name '*.ts' -delete && tsc -p . && webpack`  
> 13 verbose stack Exit status 137  
> 13 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/npm-lifecycle/index.js:332:16)  
> 13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:198:13)  
> 13 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/npm-lifecycle/lib/spawn.js:55:14)  
> 13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)  
> 13 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child\_process.js:982:16)  
> 13 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (internal/child\_process.js:259:5)  
> 14 verbose pkgid webthings-gateway@1.1.0  
> 15 verbose cwd /home/pi/gateway  
> 16 verbose Linux 5.15.32-v7l+  
> 17 verbose argv “/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/node” “/home/pi/.nvm/versions/node/v10.24.1/bin/npm” “run” “build”  
> 18 verbose node v10.24.1  
> 19 verbose npm v6.14.12  
> 20 error code ELIFECYCLE  
> 21 error errno 137  
> 22 error webthings-gateway@1.1.0 build: `rm -rf build && cp -rL src build && find build -name '*.ts' -delete && tsc -p . && webpack`  
> 22 error Exit status 137  
> 23 error Failed at the webthings-gateway@1.1.0 build script.  
> 23 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.  
> 24 verbose exit [137, true]

using rpi4 8gb with raspbianos 32bit full

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**Author:** ![Martin\_Verret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Martin\_Verret](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Martin_Verret)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/new-build-issue/99729/2 "2022-07-19T12:41:36Z")

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i open an issue on github : [https://github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway/issues/2942](https://github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway/issues/2942)