spawn EACCES error

[carboni09]

Here's is the error I get when I deploy and run it.

"@google-cloud/storage": "^1.3.1",
"firebase-admin": "~5.4.0",
"firebase-functions": "^2.0.2",

exception: { Error: spawn EACCES at exports._errnoException (util.js:1020:11) at ChildProcess.spawn (internal/child_process.js:328:11) at exports.spawn (child_process.js:370:9) at Object.exec (/user_code/node_modules/gs/index.js:86:28) at /user_code/index.js:43:7 at bucket.file.download.then (/user_code/index.js:33:11) at process._tickDomainCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:135:7) code: 'EACCES', errno: 'EACCES', syscall: 'spawn' }

[prescottprue]

Looks like you are trying to download a file that isn't there. Make sure you use os.tmpdir() instead of just /tmp since you can't write to the base file system of cloud functions.

[samirlegdah]

Hi everyone, I also have the same problem of @carboni09 ... how can I solve it?

@prescottprue i use os.tmpdir()

[tpetrone]

@samirlegdah do you have any modifications in the code presented in this repo?
@carboni09 have you been able to fix the problem?

[morfinismo]

Same thing happening right here. How can I fix this problem? I am using os.tmpdir() as suggested. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[RicardoElSabio]

Were you able to figure it out? I am facing the same issue, and i cant figure it out

[morfinismo]

I never figured it out. I ended up using a vm to get this to work. From cloud functions now I call the service on the vm that returns the image.

[prescottprue]

I also switched to using a VM, but recently have been working with Cloud Run which supports Docker images. FWIW, here is the Dockerfile we are using:

FROM launcher.gcr.io/google/nodejs

# For A specific Ghostscript version (i.e 9.20)
# Install wget
RUN apt-get update -y && \
    apt-get install -y wget && \
    rm -rf rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*_*

## Get Ghostscript 9.20
RUN wget https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs920/ghostscript-9.20.tar.gz

## Unzip, build, and install Ghostscript
RUN tar xvf ghostscript-9.20.tar.gz
RUN ./ghostscript-9.20/configure
RUN make ./ghostscript-9.20
RUN make install ./ghostscript-9.20

# OR if you prefer using the latest, uncomment the following:
## Install latest ghostscript
# RUN apt-get update -y && \
#     apt-get -y install ghostscript && apt-get clean && \
#     rm -rf rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*_*

# Log Ghoscript verion
RUN gs -v

# Set directory to app
WORKDIR /usr/src/app

# Copy package and package lock file
COPY package*.json ./

# Copy code
COPY . ./

## Install Node.js 8.14.1
RUN install_node v8.14.1

ENV NODE_ENV development

## Install dependencies
RUN npm install
# or if you only want non-dev dependencies:
# RUN npm install --production

## Environment Variables
ENV NODE_ENV production

# Build server code (if using babel or similar)
RUN npm run build

CMD npm start

[glush]

Try to change executablePath to .executablePath('gs') as mentioned here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50816826/error-cloud-functions-for-firebase-spawn-eacces-ghostscript

It works for me.