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install loopback-connector-ibmi under an app (getting-started example) in ubuntu under wsl

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, linux, node.js
Domain
backend, databases

Research direction

Start with the reported npm install loopback-connector-ibmi failure and the npm error path /home/username/getting-started/node_modules/odbc. Compare the installation requirements with the repository's Linux documentation and reproduce the command in Ubuntu under WSL. Done means the connector installs successfully in the getting-started application and can be used for the IBM i connection.

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Description

Description/Steps to reproduce

I have succesfully installed the ibmi sql driver. i can succefully sqli to my box. after creating the 'getting-started' application i tried running 'npm install loopback-connector-ibmi' to setup odbc connection. I received this error

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/username/getting-started/node_modules/odbc
npm ERR! command failed

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Expected result

Additional information

per the loopback documentation it appears this connection should work in linux (there are linux steps) to connect to ibmi

Dominant language
JavaScript
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