PH69974: INSTALLATION SCRIPT SETUP.SH FAILS WHEN RUN ON READ-ONLY FILESYSTEM

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After the base installation of Node.js for z/OS, the final
  installation step of running the setup.sh script fails when run
  on a filesystem that is read-only.  The setup.sh script attempts
  to generate the .env environment variable script in the Node.js
  installation location, which fails if the location is read-only.
  

Local fix

• Users may manually export the .env environment variables as a
  workaround:
  
  export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
  export _CEE_RUNOPTS="$_CEE_RUNOPTS FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG)
  POSIX(ON)"
  export _TAG_REDIR_IN=txt
  export _TAG_REDIR_ERR=txt
  export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt
  export PATH="/path/to/node/install/bin:$PATH"
  export npm_config_nodedir="/path/to/node/install"
  export npm_config_zoslib_include_dir="/path/to/node/install/inc
  lude/node/zoslib"
  export CC=clang
  export CXX=clang++
  export LINK=$CXX
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Open Enterprise SDK for *
  *                 Node.js 22.0                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This PTF enhances the setup.sh script   *
  *                      to support specifying a custom output   *
  *                      directory for the generated .env file   *
  *                      and setup log.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply provided service                       *
  ****************************************************************
  This PTF enhances the setup.sh script to support specifying a
  custom output directory for the generated .env file and setup
  log. Users can now pass a writable directory path as the first
  argument when running setup.sh to work around read-only
  filesystem restrictions.
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM is releasing a cumulative update to the IBM Open Enterprise
  SDK for Node.js 22.0
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PH70736

Modules/Macros

• CNJPHPAX CNJSNPAX
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SDK FOR NODE.JS

• Fixed component ID

  5655NDE00

Applicable component levels

• RM00 PSY UO07278

     UP26/03/31 P F603

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