Can't get started (Windows 10 related?)

I’m interested in beginning developing apps with Meteor, but on 2 separate Windows 10 computers I am having the same problem:

  1. I Installed meteor here: https://www.meteor.com/install

  2. From command prompt I did the following (per the first step of the Meteor - Angular 2 tutorial):

C:\al>meteor create socially
Created a new Meteor app in ‘socially’.

To run your new app:
cd socially
meteor

If you are new to Meteor, try some of the learning resources here:
https://www.meteor.com/learn

C:\al>cd socially

C:\al\socially>meteor
[[[[[ C:\al\socially ]]]]]

=> Started proxy.
=> Started MongoDB.
Errors prevented isopacket load:

While loading isopacket ddp:
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module './_baseClone’
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\node_modules\lodash\clone.js:1:17)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\lib\index.js:314:38)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-template\lib\index.js:84:43)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\lib\index.js:525:46)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module.load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
.extend.Npm.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1570:22)
at Object.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1547:11)
at Package (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:17:1)
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1

=> Errors prevented startup:

While loading plugin compile-ecmascript from package ecmascript:
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module './_baseClone’
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.4\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\node_modules\lodash\clone.js:1:17)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.4\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\lib\index.js:314:38)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.4\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-template\lib\index.js:84:43)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.4\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\lib\index.js:525:46)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module.load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
.extend.Npm.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1570:22)
at Object.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1547:11)
at Package (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:17:1)
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1

While loading plugin compileTemplatesBatch from package templating:
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module './_baseClone’
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\templating\1.1.10\plugin.compileTemplatesBatch.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\node_modules\lodash\clone.js:1:17)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\templating\1.1.10\plugin.compileTemplatesBatch.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\lib\index.js:314:38)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\templating\1.1.10\plugin.compileTemplatesBatch.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-template\lib\index.js:84:43)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\templating\1.1.10\plugin.compileTemplatesBatch.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\lib\index.js:525:46)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module.load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
.extend.Npm.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1570:22)
at Object.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1547:11)
at Package (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:17:1)
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1

=> Your application has errors. Waiting for file change.


Any ideas?

Also, I tried the same thing on my remote linux server with no issues. (So something to do with the windows installer???)

I’ve got the same issue since yesterday, anyone knows whats the problem? Can’t use meteor :frowning:

This is a known issue:

A patch is coming in release 1.3.3.1.

We have to stop working until there is an update?

Can we downgrade?

I tried doing meteor create --release 1.3.2.4 app name but it doesn’t work. It’s stuck forever on downloading meteor-tool.

Edit - After 20 mins(:joy:), it actually installed it and it works.

Yep…same here.
No ideas yet.

Luckily it sounds like Meteor 1.3.3.1 is coming out later today.

Awesome; is there any guide to updating my installation of meteor with the latest in the github repo? I was hoping not to have to figure out how to build it from source (probably harder on Windows than on linux or iOS?)

No need to worry about building it from source - you can now:

meteor update --release 1.3.3.1

Hmm, a similar error (again related to the absurd file path length limit in windows?)

C:>meteor update --release 1.3.3.1

Errors prevented isopacket load:

While loading isopacket ddp:
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module './_baseClone’
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\node_modules\lodash\clone.js:1:17)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-types\lib\index.js:314:38)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\node_modules\babel-template\lib\index.js:84:43)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\isopackets\ddp\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs\lib\index.js:525:46)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Module.Mp.load
(C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\reify\node\runtime.js:16:23)
at Function.Module.load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.
.extend.Npm.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1570:22)
at Object.require (C:\tools\isobuild\bundler.js:1547:11)
at Package (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:17:1)
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1
at packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:356:1

C:\Users\ATN\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3\mt-os.windows.x86_32\dev_bundle\lib\node_modules\meteor-promise\promise_server.js:165
throw error;
^
Error: isopacket load failed?
at loadIsopacketFromDisk (C:\tools\tool-env\isopackets.js:286:11)
at C:\tools\tool-env\isopackets.js:88:23
at Object.exports.noYieldsAllowed (C:\tools\utils\fiber-helpers.js:37:14)
at Object.load (C:\tools\tool-env\isopackets.js:80:23)
at new ServiceConnection (C:\tools\meteor-services\service-connection.js:29:28)
at Object.exports.openServiceConnection (C:\tools\meteor-services\auth-client.js:12:10)
at openPackageServerConnection (C:\tools\packaging\package-client.js:21:21)
at _updateServerPackageData (C:\tools\packaging\package-client.js:149:14)
at C:\tools\packaging\package-client.js:127:12
at C:\tools\utils\buildmessage.js:334:18
at [object Object].withValue (C:\tools\utils\fiber-helpers.js:89:14)
at C:\tools\utils\buildmessage.js:333:36
at [object Object].withValue (C:\tools\utils\fiber-helpers.js:89:14)
at Object.enterJob (C:\tools\utils\buildmessage.js:324:26)
at Object.exports.updateServerPackageData (C:\tools\packaging\package-client.js:126:23)
at C:\tools\packaging\catalog\catalog-remote.js:777:36
at C:\tools\utils\buildmessage.js:334:18
at [object Object].withValue (C:\tools\utils\fiber-helpers.js:89:14)
at C:\tools\utils\buildmessage.js:333:36
at [object Object].withValue (C:\tools\utils\fiber-helpers.js:89:14)
at Object.enterJob (C:\tools\utils\buildmessage.js:324:26)
at RemoteCatalog.refresh (C:\tools\packaging\catalog\catalog-remote.js:776:18)
at Object.catalog.refreshOrWarn (C:\tools\packaging\catalog\catalog.js:48:22)
at C:\tools\cli\main.js:935:19
at Console.withProgressDisplayVisible (C:\tools\console\console.js:631:14)
at C:\tools\cli\main.js:934:17