[Solved] error: [meta/js] Could not compile client-side scripts! Unexpected character

[kimmanuel]

When I'm running NodeBB, an error prompted me this:
"error: [meta/js] Could not compile client-side scripts! Unexpected character ''

Anyone who encountered this kind of error?

[a_5mith]

@kimmanuel

Have you added any custom js files to your nodebb install?

The error you're getting means that your js files have an additional character that isn't needed. Possibly a comma at the end of a function or something like that.

It should only be in one file, you can try running ./nodebb dev, that might allow you to see a better idea of where the error in the code is.

[a_5mith]

@kimmanuel Let us know if you get it solved. Or if you spot any other errors you don't recognise, post them here and we'll take a look.

[invision]

Bumped into the same issue recently. Turns out, that Mac had created '.DS_Store ' file inside client's scripts folder and /meta/js.js is looping through all files upon launching the nodebb server. Including .DS_Store. And that causes [meta/js] Could not compile client-side scripts! Unexpected character.

Solution was: search for and remove all '.DS_Store' files everywhere from /public folder.

[a_5mith]

@invision said:

Turns out, that Mac

Sounds like you need

[baris]

@invision Sounds like we need to filter those files.