Meteor Error in Window 10: cannot find babel-helper-function

When i create new project it works fine. but when try to run it. it gives me the whole bunch of errors. it’s been a week now and the issue is still there. i also reinstall meteor but it didn’t help. Please help me out if anyone know the solution. I already have wasted a lot of my Time.

While processing files with ecmascript (for target os.windows.x86_32):
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module 'babel-helper-function-name’
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\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes\lib\loose.js:17:56)
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\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes\lib\index.js:56:38)
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\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\index.js:12:6)
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\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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.getDefaults (C:\Users\Usman
Ghani\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\options.js:30:15)
at Object.getDefaultOptions (packages/babel-compiler/babel.js:9:1)
at BabelCompiler.BCp.processOneFileForTarget (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:95:1)
at BabelCompiler. (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:21:1)
at Array.forEach (native)
at BabelCompiler.BCp.processFilesForTarget (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:20:1)

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

Same issue… would very much appreciate an assistance.

I am on Windows 10 and meteor 1.3.3_1.

After that, as per the getting started tutorial on https://www.meteor.com/tutorials/blaze/creating-an-app, have run following commands:

meteor create simple-todos
cd simple-todos
meteor npm install
meteor

When running the last command : meteor, it fails with the error as below and stuck there. None of the available google search results seem to be of help.

Pl guide.

=========================================================>
G:\1\Meteor\Projects\simple-todos>meteor
[[[[[ ~\G\1\Meteor\Projects\simple-todos ]]]]]

=> Started proxy.
=> Started MongoDB.
=> Errors prevented startup:

While processing files with ecmascript (for target web.browser):
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module 'babel-helper-function-name’
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes\lib\loose.js:17:56)
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes\lib\index.js:56:38)
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\index.js:12:6)
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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.getDefaults
(C:\Users\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\options.js:30:15)
at Object.getDefaultOptions (packages/babel-compiler/babel.js:9:1)
at BabelCompiler.BCp.processOneFileForTarget
(packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:95:1)
at BabelCompiler. (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:21:1)
at Array.forEach (native)
at BabelCompiler.BCp.processFilesForTarget (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:20:1)

While processing files with ecmascript (for target os.windows.x86_32):
module.js:338:15: Cannot find module 'babel-helper-function-name’
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes\lib\loose.js:17:56)
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\node_modules\babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes\lib\index.js:56:38)
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\node_modules\babel-preset-meteor\index.js:12:6)
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\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\meteor-tool\1.3.3_1\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.getDefaults
(C:\Users\Smita\AppData\Local.meteor\packages\ecmascript\0.4.5\plugin.compile-ecmascript.os\npm\node_modules\meteor\babel-compiler\node_modules\meteor-babel\options.js:30:15)
at Object.getDefaultOptions (packages/babel-compiler/babel.js:9:1)
at BabelCompiler.BCp.processOneFileForTarget
(packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:95:1)
at BabelCompiler. (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:21:1)
at Array.forEach (native)
at BabelCompiler.BCp.processFilesForTarget (packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js:20:1)

=> Your application has errors. Waiting for file change.
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Many thanks
Vinod

having the same issue

You need to downgrade for windows 10

meteor update --release=METEOR@1.3.2.4
this command need 30 min in process

Downgrading to 1.3.2.4 solves the error for me. I’m using Windows 10 as well. Thanks aodbee1!

Same here, downgrading to 1.3.2.4 fixed the error.