Cannot find module '/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/webpack.mix'

[jrean]

• Laravel Mix Version: ^0.6.0
• Node Version (node -v): 7.2.1
• NPM Version (npm -v): 4.2.0
• YARN Version: 0.20.3
• OS: Ubuntu 16.10

Description:

My node_modules is symlinked.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 www-data xxx 45 Feb 15 10:16 node_modules -> /var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/node_modules

During my deployment when I run the yarn run production or npm run production command, it outputs the following:

> @ production /var/www/test.xxx.com/builds/20170215-101646
> node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=production node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js

module.js:472
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/webpack.mix'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:470:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:418:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:498:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at Mix.initialize (/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/node_modules/laravel-mix/src/Mix.js:42:9)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js:18:5)
    at Module._compile (module.js:571:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:498:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at requireConfig (/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/node_modules/webpack/bin/convert-argv.js:96:18)
    at /var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/node_modules/webpack/bin/convert-argv.js:109:17
    at Array.forEach (native)

npm ERR! Linux 4.8.0-34-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "run" "production"
npm ERR! node v7.2.1
npm ERR! npm  v4.2.0
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! @ production: `node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=production node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1

npm ERR! Failed at the @ production script 'node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=production node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the  package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=production node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js

The only hint I found is that:

Error: Cannot find module '/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/webpack.mix'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:470:15)
...

Trying to find webpack.mix in '/var/www/test.xxx.com/shared/ which is of course won't work.

Stuck before deployment.

Please help :-)

Thxs

[jrean]

I tried to remove the symlink and to mv the node_modules directory and it works.
So it seems there is an issue following the link.

[JeffreyWay]

This is a duplicate thread, so closing.

But yeah, seems to be a known issue. Strange.

[jrean]

@JeffreyWay thxs
Can you indicate me the original thread? I can't find it.

The weird thing is it was properly working with Elixir!