Note: This problem has been solved. Something about a tarball and the current node.js installation or distribution or. Something shifted in the plate tectonics and it broke my water pump. This is all voodoo, I tell you!

Upfront disclaimer

I have a cold. I'm trying to do some development work anyway. I have a project I'm itching to see run, and I'm bored. Because of the cold, my mind is a little foggy, and it's likely the problem I'm having with Heroku is something I'm doing wrong that's completely obvious. Hence this blog post.

The problem

1. I've been trying to create a new app on Heroku.

2. I create a new folder called pringles in a local folder on my local Mac disk.

3. In that folder I put two files. package.json and hello.js.

4. As you can see, the script is just a console.log call.

5. I do the commands on the Bare-bones Heroku page. Init a repo, add the two files, create the app (pringles3), build the master. Here's the log.

Things I've considered

At first I thought the problem might be that I'm using a new Mac and it's not initialized in some way. But I kept my original Mac around, completely unmodified, the one I did months of Heroku-based development work on, and repeated the steps with the same results. So it seems the problem isn't on my machine.

I also thought it might have to do with some package I was using, that's why I reduced it down to using no packages, and just being a simple console.log call.

What you can do

If you see the problem, please let me know.

If you're a Heroku user, can you think of something for me to check?

If you're a Heroku user, and feel like wasting some time, can you repeat the steps? Do you get a different result?

I'm basically stuck until I get this working, so I'm highly motivated.

Thanks!