[webpack-cli] Error: spawn Unknown system error -86

[ntqtuan]

Maintainer's note:

For now use mix.disableNotifications() to silence the error. This is an issue with a dependency we use and M1 Macs.

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I build a project laravel + vuejs in macos.
I follow the steps:

laravel new blog
cd blog
composer require laravel/ui
php artisan ui vue
npm install && npm run dev
and then asked for the following

       Additional dependencies must be installed. This will only take a moment.

	Running: npm install vue-loader@^15.9.7 --save-dev --legacy-peer-deps

	Finished. Please run Mix again.

I run : npm install vue-loader@^15.9.7 --save-dev --legacy-peer-deps
finally i run the following command 'npm run dev' .
always get below error:

                       
[webpack-cli] Error: spawn Unknown system error -86
   at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:415:11)
   at spawn (node:child_process:698:9)
   at Object.execFile (node:child_process:325:17)
   at Object.module.exports.fileCommandJson (/Users/panda/Sites/blog/node_modules/node-notifier/lib/utils.js:88:13)
   at NotificationCenter.notifyRaw (/Users/panda/Sites/blog/node_modules/node-notifier/notifiers/notificationcenter.js:81:11)
   at WebpackNotifierPlugin.compilationDone (/Users/panda/Sites/blog/node_modules/webpack-notifier/index.js:129:14)
   at _next1 (eval at create (/Users/panda/Sites/blog/node_modules/tapable/lib/HookCodeFactory.js:33:10), <anonymous>:39:1)
   at eval (eval at create (/Users/panda/Sites/blog/node_modules/tapable/lib/HookCodeFactory.js:33:10), <anonymous>:63:1) {
 errno: -86,
 code: 'Unknown system error -86',
 syscall: 'spawn'
}

[davidshingie]

I am facing exactly the same issue.

[davidshingie]

I am facing exactly the same issue.

Just figured out that it was an issue with terminal-notifier.

This solution worked for me.

[ntqtuan]

@davidshingie thank pro, i fixed

[esausaravia]

Thanks! @davidshingie

[thecrypticace]

I'd love to have a better fix for this. That is a significant annoyance to have to deal with. It'll require switching to a different plugin or something though.

[MT-DesignersThailand]

Installing Rosetta solved the issue for me!

[scottgrayson]

I got this problem on an m1 16 inch macbook.

https://laravel-mix.com/docs/5.0/os-notifications

if i disable notifications it goes away

[phuclh]

@scottgrayson I have the same error on m1 16" macbook, did you find out a solution?

[thecrypticace]

You can try running it through rosetta. for now: arch -x86_64 npm run dev. Let me know if that works?

[andrewgarrison]

Also just got an M1 mac and am facing this issue. @scottgrayson's suggestion has temporarily suppressed the issue for me.

EDIT:
Installing Docker from here: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac/apple-silicon/ and then running softwareupdate --install-rosetta has fixed the issue for me.

[alexanderhorner]

Easiest fix:

Add mix.disableNotifications()to your webpack.mix.js

This disables notifications completely and the error disappears.

const mix = require('laravel-mix');

/*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Mix Asset Management
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 | Mix provides a clean, fluent API for defining some Webpack build steps
 | for your Laravel applications. By default, we are compiling the CSS
 | file for the application as well as bundling up all the JS files.
 |
 */

mix.disableNotifications()
    .js('resources/js/app.js', 'public/js')
    .postCss('resources/css/app.css', 'public/css', [
        //
    ]);

[kaiserkiwi]

I just had the same issue after I set up a new MacBook. After I executed softwareupdate --install-rosetta and restarted the terminal it instantly worked.

[arjun-jar]

uninstall any new antivirus software,
it will work