cypress: Do not exit with 0 when running with NODE_OPTIONS

bug

When using NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 Cypress run through CLI silently fails but the exit code is 0.

why is this option affecting the run?
why don’t we exit with 1?
why don’t we print the problem?

$ NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 DEBUG=cypress:* npm run cypress:open

> cypress-test-tiny@1.0.0 cypress:open /Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny
> cypress open

  cypress:cli cli starts with arguments ["/Users/gleb/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/bin/node","/Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny/node_modules/.bin/cypress","open"] +0ms
  cypress:cli program parsing arguments +3ms
  cypress:cli opening Cypress +1ms
  cypress:cli parsed cli options {} +129ms
  cypress:cli opening from options {"project":"/Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny"} +0ms
  cypress:cli command line arguments ["--project","/Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny"] +1ms
  cypress:cli verifying Cypress app +0ms
  cypress:cli path to info.json file /Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny/node_modules/cypress/dist/info.json +0ms
  cypress:cli { version: '2.1.0', verifiedVersion: '2.1.0' } +16ms
  cypress:cli installed version is 2.1.0 comparing to 2.1.0 +17ms
  cypress:cli checking if executable exists /Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny/node_modules/cypress/dist/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli path to info.json file /Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny/node_modules/cypress/dist/info.json +2ms
  cypress:cli has verified version 2.1.0 +2ms
  cypress:cli run verification check? false +0ms
  cypress:cli needs XVFB? false +0ms
  cypress:cli spawning Cypress /Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny/node_modules/cypress/dist/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli spawn args ["--project","/Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny","--cwd","/Users/gleb/git/cypress-test-tiny"] { dev: undefined, detached: false, stdio: 'inherit' } +0ms
~/git/cypress-test-tiny on master
$ echo $?
0

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 6 years ago
Reactions: 2
Comments: 18 (10 by maintainers)

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On High Sierra cypress segfaults for me if NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 or if NODE_OPTIONS="".

I have to unset NODE_OPTIONS for cypress not to segfault.

Versions:

Cypress 3.1.0 macOS 10.13.6 node 10.8.0

beaugunderson on Aug 21, 2018

Just got the same error on the latest Cypress version. I tried to unset NODE_OPTIONS , but it didn’t help much. How do I solve this problem?

Update: After a few attempts of re-installing, I was able to launch successfully it.

It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 8.0.0

Cypress failed to start.

This may be due to a missing library or dependency. https://on.cypress.io/required-dependencies

Please refer to the error below for more details.

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dyld: Library not loaded: @rpath/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework
Referenced from: /Users/user/Library/Caches/Cypress/8.0.0/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress
Reason: no suitable image found.  Did find:
/Users/user/Library/Caches/Cypress/8.0.0/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework: file too short
/Users/user/Library/Caches/Cypress/8.0.0/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework: stat() failed with errno=1

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Platform: darwin (19.6.0)
Cypress Version: 8.0.0
Node Version: v16.3.0

omelnik on Jul 27, 2021

Released in 3.3.0.

cypress-bot[bot] on May 17, 2019

I also was able to start cypress again by unsetting the environment variable,

Node: 8.11.3 Darwin: 17.6.0 Cypress: 3.1.0

Pasting the error code so others may find this via google search.

> ../../node_modules/.bin/cypress open

It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 3.1.0

 ✖  Verifying Cypress can run <redacted>/Library/Caches/Cypress/3.1.0/Cypress.app
   → Cypress Version: 3.1.0
Cypress failed to start.

This is usually caused by a missing library or dependency.

The error below should indicate which dependency is missing.

https://on.cypress.io/required-dependencies

If you are using Docker, we provide containers with all required dependencies installed.
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Command failed: 
<redacted>/Library/Caches/Cypress/3.1.0/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress --smoke-test --ping=674
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Platform: darwin (17.6.0)
Cypress Version: 3.1.0

jdcumpson on Oct 16, 2018