CoffeeScript compiler errors suppressed under Node 0.5.10-pre - coffeescript

Question

When my script fails to parse for any reason, I get a stack trace from the compiler, with no insight at all into where in my script the problem lies:
mpurvis#citadel:~/coffee$ coffee -c Test.coffee
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/command.js:15
return process.binding('stdio').writeError(line + '\n');
^
Error: No such module
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/command.js:15:20
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/command.js:167:7
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/command.js:115:26
at [object Object].<anonymous> (fs.js:108:5)
at [object Object].emit (events.js:64:17)
at afterRead (fs.js:1074:12)
at Object.wrapper [as oncomplete] (fs.js:246:17)
For now, it's just a toy script to try the system out, so I can usually just experiment until it works again, but that would be impossible in a file of any size. Is there some trick I'm not seeing to get the line where the error occurred?
Thanks!

Answer 1

the latest version from node isn't full compatible with cs..the node_stdio module ws removed...a simple way for fix it is open /usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/command.js and change the line 15
process.binding('stdio').writeError(line + '\n')
for
process.stderr.write(line + '\n')
always you can get more help from github issues section
https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/commit/c77f7737a5d94a05a999109810ea7634f540e1e2
good luck and happy coding

Answer 2

This doesn't look like a syntax issue. The error is coming from command.js, which is what defines the coffee command-line utility. If it were a compiler error, it would be from coffee-script.js.
So why is the process.binding('stdio') bit in command.js failing? There are two possibilities I can think of:
You're using a weird shell (or a weirdly configured one) that doesn't play nice with Node's version of stdio. This seems unlikely, but it's possible...
You're using a version of Node.js that CoffeeScript isn't currently compatible with. What do you get when you do node -v? Your safest bet is the latest 0.4.x, since those are stable releases (0.5.x is experimental).

Answer 3

This question is from awhile back.
Node 0.6.x throws a similar error with CoffeeScript 1.1.x; upgrading to 1.3.x does the trick.

Answer 4

Likely 2 different coffee-scripts on your system. check which coffee, than track down the older one and ice it. I had one from an install last summer (v1.1), it's all cleared up now.