Solana: bigint: No links loaded, will use pure JS (try npm run rebuild?)

Troubleshooting and Troubleshooting Solana App Development

As a developer working on Solana blockchain apps, it’s not uncommon to encounter issues during the build process. The error message “bigint: Failed to load binding, will use pure JS” indicates that the app is having trouble loading required dependencies. In this article, we’ll discuss the issue and provide a step-by-step solution to fix it.

Understanding Error

The error message indicates that there’s a problem with the Solana blockchain’s bigint module, which is required to build the app on the chain. Binding “pure JS” means using JavaScript instead of the Solana JavaScript Runtime (JSR). This can happen when npm isn’t configured correctly or there’s a problem with the npm or solana-js version.

Causes of the error

There are several possible causes of this error:

• npm version issues

  

  : The problem may be caused by outdated or broken npm packages.

• Solana JavaScript Runtime (JSR) dependency issues: The Solana team recently released new versions of their JSR, so there may be a compatibility issue between old and newer versions.

• update npm: Updating npm may resolve the issue.

Solution: Updating npm and its dependencies

To fix the error, we will need to do the following:

Step 1: Update npm

First, let’s make sure that npm is up to date by running:

”thwack

update npm

This command will update all packages in your project, including npm itself.

Step 2: Install bigint-buffer and solana-js
Next, we need to install the bigint-buffer package and the Solana JavaScript Runtime (JSR) using npm. We will be using the following commands:
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npm install bigint-buffer
npm install solana-js

These packages need to be compatible with each other.

Step 3: Rebuild the project

Once you have installed the necessary dependencies, it’s time to rebuild the project:

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npm run build

This command will recompile all the scripts and resources in the project.

Step 4: Run the anchor test script
Finally, we can run the anchor test script to check if everything is working as expected:

npm run anchor test

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If you have any more issues, let us know!