gulp-imagemin: Task Failing on notFoundError node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js

Running gulp-imagemin task throws the following error:

events.js:160
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^
Error: The system cannot find the path specified.

    at notFoundError (C:\dev\test\node_modules\execa\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:11:11)
    at verifyENOENT (C:\dev\test\node_modules\execa\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:46:16)
    at ChildProcess.cp.emit (C:\dev\test\node_modules\execa\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:33:19)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)

Environment Details npm 4.1.2 node 6.9.4 win32 x64 (windows 7) cmdr admin console gulp 3.9.1 gulp-imagemin 3.1.1

Gulp task

var gulp = require('gulp');
var imagemin = require('gulp-imagemin');

var src = {
	img : './src/img/**/*',
}

var public = {
	img : './public/img'
}

gulp.task( 'images', function() {
 	gulp.src(src.img)
 		.pipe(imagemin())
 		.pipe(gulp.dest(public.img))
 		.pipe(notify({ message: 'gulp images complete', onLast: true }))
});

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 7 years ago
Reactions: 4
Comments: 20 (2 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Have you try to install npm inside the gulp-imagemin directory:

cd path\to\the\project\node_modules\gulp-imagemin
npm i

Then re-try. Good luck 😉

+56

crick64 on Aug 7, 2017

Same but if we try to pass arguments to imagemin it works:

plugins []
options {}

.pipe(imagemin([], {}))

+24

montalvomiguelo on Apr 15, 2017

The install.js script from some plugins did not run, so executing this fixed it for me:

node node_modules/jpegtran-bin/lib/install.js
node node_modules/optipng-bin/lib/install.js

+14

BenjaVR on Jul 8, 2017

Have you try to install npm inside the gulp-imagemin directory:
cd path\to\the\project\node_modules\gulp-imagemin
npm i
Then re-try. Good luck 😉

Its work

AleksNikos on Sep 27, 2018

could ‘fix’ it by using yarn instead of npm to install dependencies… not sure if this is a real fix, or just coincidence though

flobacher on Mar 16, 2017

Thanks a lot crick64. It works.

nicolasfleurent on Mar 5, 2018

crick64 commented on 7 Aug - This healp me. Thanks!

mvbrocs on Sep 8, 2017

@montalvomiguelo, in your example no plugin will run and therefore no images will be minified.

kevva on Jul 9, 2017

Have you try to install npm inside the gulp-imagemin directory:
cd path\to\the\project\node_modules\gulp-imagemin
npm i
Then re-try. Good luck 😉

Worked like a charm!! Thanks so much!

Gabby-eurocontrol on Nov 6, 2020

Have you try to install npm inside the gulp-imagemin directory:
cd path\to\the\project\node_modules\gulp-imagemin
npm i
Then re-try. Good luck 😉

Great, Its working. …

rahoo303 on Oct 24, 2018

@crick64 Muchas grácias 😃

JeanDevonne on May 22, 2018