npm install odbc fails on OSX and Ubuntu - macos

Question

I'm having an issue install the odbc package on both OSX and Ubuntu.
I have unixODBC installed on both machines.
Here is the output of issuing "npm install odbc":
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/odbc
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/odbc
> odbc#0.6.3 preinstall /home/notes/as400/node_modules/odbc
> node-gyp configure build
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/node-v0.10.26-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 18, in <module>
sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'script_main'
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/share/node-v0.10.26-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:337:16)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:797:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.11.0-12-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/share/node-v0.10.26-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "build"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/notes/as400/node_modules/odbc
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.26
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! odbc#0.6.3 preinstall: `node-gyp configure build`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the odbc#0.6.3 preinstall script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the odbc package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-gyp configure build
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls odbc
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! System Linux 3.11.0-12-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/share/node/bin/node" "/usr/share/node/bin/npm" "install" "odbc"
npm ERR! cwd /home/notes/as400
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.26
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.3
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/notes/as400/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0
EDIT 03/05/2014
I installed unixODBC on my Mac using Macports without any issues. Now when I try "npm install odbc --save", I get the following error about sql.h missing:
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/odbc
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/odbc
> odbc#0.6.3 preinstall /Users/patrick/IdeaProjects/XTL/vouchers-paid/node_modules/odbc
> node-gyp configure build
CXX(target) Release/obj.target/odbc_bindings/src/odbc.o
In file included from ../src/odbc.cpp:25:
../src/odbc.h:29:10: fatal error: 'sql.h' file not found
#include <sql.h>
^
1 error generated.
make: *** [Release/obj.target/odbc_bindings/src/odbc.o] Error 1
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:267:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:797:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 13.0.0
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "build"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/patrick/IdeaProjects/XTL/vouchers-paid/node_modules/odbc
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.26
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.10
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! weird error 1
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Answer 1

Here is what worked for me (OSX 10.10.2)
Installing unixODBC via MacPorts did not work. The port itself
installs and automatically updates the include paths and the compiler
finds sql.h. But then the linker fails.
Installing unixodbc via Homebrew works. The include paths are not
updated, but this can be fixed, as indicated by the other answers.
For the installation of the odbc package you can use the following shell script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
SRC_ODBC=/usr/local/Cellar/unixodbc/2.3.2_1/include
export C_INCLUDE_PATH=$C_INCLUDE_PATH:$SRC_ODBC
export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH:$SRC_ODBC
npm install odbc

Answer 2

As stated on npmjs.org there are additional binaries that need to be installed:
> on Ubuntu/Debian sudo apt-get install unixodbc unixodbc-dev
> on OSX using macports.org sudo port unixODBC
for more info: https://www.npmjs.org/package/odbc

Answer 3

sudo port unixODBC
is also wrong.
sudo port install unixodbc
is right.
Port install the lib and header files in other directories /opt/local/include and /opt/local/lib. To use them you have to told npm or the environment about.
But no idea how. May someone more experienced.
Or you use homebrew:
brew install unixodbc
That will work.

Answer 4

After installing using
sudo port install unixodbc
$ C_INCLUDE_PATH=/Where_You_Installed/ibm/dsdriver/include
$ CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/Where_You_Installed/ibm/dsdriver/include
$ export C_INCLUDE_PATH
$ export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
Then run
npm install ibm_db