{"record":{"id":"dbbdca72ac757d4f","repo":"abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus","slug":"failed-to-install-gitnexus-result-get-output","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to install gitnexus: {result.get('output', '')}","messagePattern":"Failed to install gitnexus: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"RuntimeError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"eval/environments/gitnexus_docker.py","lineNumber":142,"sourceCode":"            ]\n            for cmd in install_cmds:\n                result = self.execute({\"command\": cmd, \"timeout\": 60})\n                if result.get(\"returncode\", 1) != 0:\n                    raise RuntimeError(f\"Failed to install Node.js: {result.get('output', '')}\")\n        else:\n            logger.info(f\"Node.js already available: {output}\")\n\n    def _install_gitnexus(self):\n        \"\"\"Install the gitnexus npm package globally.\"\"\"\n        check = self.execute({\"command\": \"npx gitnexus --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'NOT_FOUND'\"})\n        if \"NOT_FOUND\" in check.get(\"output\", \"\"):\n            logger.info(\"Installing gitnexus...\")\n            result = self.execute({\n                \"command\": \"npm install -g gitnexus\",\n                \"timeout\": 60,\n            })\n            if result.get(\"returncode\", 1) != 0:\n                raise RuntimeError(f\"Failed to install gitnexus: {result.get('output', '')}\")\n\n    def _index_repository(self):\n        \"\"\"Run gitnexus analyze on the repo, using cache if available.\"\"\"\n        repo_info = self._get_repo_info()\n        cache_key = self._make_cache_key(repo_info)\n        cache_path = self.cache_dir / cache_key\n\n        if cache_path.exists():\n            logger.info(f\"Restoring GitNexus index from cache: {cache_key}\")\n            self._restore_cache(cache_path)\n            return\n\n        logger.info(\"Running gitnexus analyze...\")\n        skip_flag = \"--skip-embeddings\" if self.skip_embeddings else \"\"\n        result = self.execute({\n            \"command\": f\"cd /testbed && npx gitnexus analyze . {skip_flag} 2>&1\",\n            \"timeout\": self.gitnexus_timeout,\n        })","sourceCodeStart":124,"sourceCodeEnd":160,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus/blob/d540b00184d71a896261ee02670da9a92d59d8f7/eval/environments/gitnexus_docker.py#L124-L160","documentation":"Thrown by _install_gitnexus() in eval/environments/gitnexus_docker.py when `npx gitnexus --version` reports NOT_FOUND and the subsequent `npm install -g gitnexus` (60s timeout) returns non-zero. The message includes npm's output so you can diagnose registry/network/package errors.","triggerScenarios":"Container has Node but no gitnexus; the global `npm install -g gitnexus` fails (non-zero returncode). Example: npm registry unreachable, 60s timeout exceeded on slow networks, npm cache corruption, or a transient registry 5xx.","commonSituations":"Eval container with no outbound npm access; npm registry rate-limiting CI (429); slow network blowing the 60s timeout; npm cache broken inside the image; npm config pointing at a private registry that lacks gitnexus.","solutions":["Pre-install gitnexus in the Docker image: `RUN npm install -g gitnexus` at build time so the eval path is a no-op.","Increase the per-step timeout (currently 60s) — global npm install can exceed it on slow links.","Verify registry connectivity: `docker run --rm <image> bash -lc 'npm ping; npm view gitnexus version'`.","If a corporate npm registry is configured, ensure gitnexus is mirrored there, or override npm_config_registry for the install.","Clear the npm cache (`npm cache clean --force`) or rebuild the image to fix a corrupted cache."],"exampleFix":"# before: install at eval time, 60s cap\nresult = self.execute({'command': 'npm install -g gitnexus', 'timeout': 60})\n\n# after: raise timeout, and pre-bake in Dockerfile\nresult = self.execute({'command': 'npm install -g gitnexus', 'timeout': 300})\n# Dockerfile: RUN npm install -g gitnexus@<pinned-version>","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"# Preflight: confirm npm registry is reachable from the container\ndocker run --rm \"$IMAGE\" bash -lc 'npm ping && npm view gitnexus version'","typeGuard":"def is_gitnexus_install_failure(exc: RuntimeError) -> bool:\n    return 'Failed to install gitnexus' in str(exc)","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    env._install_gitnexus()\nexcept RuntimeError as e:\n    if is_gitnexus_install_failure(e):\n        time.sleep(10)\n        env._install_gitnexus()  # one retry for transient registry errors\n    else:\n        raise","preventionTips":["Pre-install gitnexus (pinned version) in the Docker image.","Ensure the eval environment can reach the npm registry (or your mirror).","Raise the 60s install timeout; global installs routinely exceed it on slow links."],"tags":["eval","docker","npm","install","network","gitnexus"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"d540b00184d71a896261ee02670da9a92d59d8f7","analyzedAt":"2026-08-12T19:50:25.132Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-13T04:17:16.726Z"}