gulpInst.start.apply(gulpInst, toRun); TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined

[kshitijbahul]

I have the following entry in my package.json file
"gulp": "github:gulpjs/gulp#4.0"

i ran npm install -g "#4.0" and it gives me and error fatal: ambiguous argument '4.0': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.

Here is the error I get when I run gulp
**gulp
[02:49:31] Using gulpfile ~/Documents/XXXX/gulpfile.js
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js:129
gulpInst.start.apply(gulpInst, toRun);
^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js:129:19
at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:67:7)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:98:9)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:577:11)
at startup (node.js:160:18)
at node.js:449:3**

Also The Output for gulp -v
gulp -v [02:55:57] CLI version 3.9.1
[02:55:57] Local version 4.0.0-alpha.2

[phated]

No idea why you are trying to install a branch that doesn't exist. Duplicate of #83

[kshitijbahul]

@phated : npm install -g "#4.0" was given as a solution for the issue
gulpInst.start.apply(gulpInst, toRun);
^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined

Could you let me know how should I get past this then ?

[phated]

https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-cli

[kshitijbahul]

@phated I did everything mentioned there
npm install gulp-cli and even tried adding "gulp-cli": "github:gulpjs/gulp-cli" to my package.json but i still get the issue

gulpInst.start.apply(gulpInst, toRun);
^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined

Node version I am using is 6.2.0

[phated]

Please read the docs: https://github.com/gulpjs/gulp/blob/master/docs/getting-started.md

This is not a support forum.

[postor]

use local gulp-cli can make it run
node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js

[ElijahLynn]

Thanks @postor

I noticed my local gulp-cli version was 1.2.2 and my global version was 3.9.1. I checked NPM repo and latest suggested was 1.2.2, I have no idea how that happened but I did install gulp ages ago. I went ahead and installed gulp again globally and now I am at 1.2.2 and it works without that OP error.

[jacksky007]

I suffered the same issue in this case: install node and gulp(3.x) first, then remove node and install nvm instead, then install gulp-cli and gulp(4.0). After I removed the old gulp in /usr/local/bin, everything works.

[anandchristal]

changed "gulp": "node node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js" in scripts:->under package.json
and also when run ....npm run gulp picked the local version

[yairEO]

@anandchristal - please explain better. which package.json?
gulp's or your own?

what exactly did you change to what?

[liratanak]

I ran into the similar issue (while was using http://fountainjs.io/ ):

/home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.2/lib/node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js:129
    gulpInst.start.apply(gulpInst, toRun);
                  ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined
    at /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.2/lib/node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js:129:19
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:67:7)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:98:9)
    at Module.runMain (module.js:606:11)
    at run (bootstrap_node.js:394:7)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:149:9)
    at bootstrap_node.js:509:3

I tried:

npm i -g gulp-cli

Then error just gone :-)

[Paqura]

npm i -g gulp-cli

it's rly working

[shinusuresh]

npm i -g gulp-cli works for me too 👍

[eliprodigy]

npm i -g gulp-cli works for me too 👍

[asebold]

I was also getting this when trying to set up a new foundation site on linux. npm i -g gulp-cli fixed it.