Can not `jsipfs` npm package on mac os

[satoshi999]

I'm trying jsipfs. I understand that it is a library that completes node startup, network participation, and file transfer with only JavaScript.

I installed jsipfs.

$ npm install ipfs -g

Initialize & daemon

$ jsipfs daemon

Cat readme file. The content is exist.

$ jsipfs cat QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr/readme
Hello and Welcome to IPFS!

██╗██████╗ ███████╗███████╗
██║██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔════╝
██║██████╔╝█████╗  ███████╗
██║██╔═══╝ ██╔══╝  ╚════██║
██║██║     ██║     ███████║
╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝     ╚══════╝

If you're seeing this, you have successfully installed
IPFS and are now interfacing with the ipfs merkledag!

 -------------------------------------------------------
| Warning:                                              |
|   This is alpha software. Use at your own discretion! |
|   Much is missing or lacking polish. There are bugs.  |
|   Not yet secure. Read the security notes for more.   |
 -------------------------------------------------------

Check out some of the other files in this directory:

  ./about
  ./help
  ./quick-start     <-- usage examples
  ./readme          <-- this file
  ./security-notes

Remove it from local cache.

$ jsipfs pin rm QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr
unpinned QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr
$ jsipfs block rm QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr
removed QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr

Try cat again. It is failed.

$ jsipfs cat QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr/readme
request to http://127.0.0.1:5002/api/v0/cat?arg=QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr%2Freadme failed, reason: socket hang up

The content is exist in gateway.

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr

In other words, even though the file exists in the gateway, an error occurs if execute cat command , so I expect that the network cannot be connected or the file transfer is not working properly.
Why is that?
jsipfs can not work on mac os?

• Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6
• Node.js 14.16.1

[achingbrain]

@satoshi999 I can't replicate this with the latest version - could you please upgrade and try again?

If it's still not working, please start the daemon with debugging enabled before you try the jsipfs cat QmfGBRT6BbWJd7yUc2uYdaUZJBbnEFvTqehPFoSMQ6wgdr/readme command:

$ DEBUG=ipfs* jsipfs daemon

Please then paste the last 50 lines or so of the debug output when you try to cat the file.

[lidel]

Assuming no longer an issue.