Unrecognized Config file

dejayou

@strawberry-3.141 So i’ve gone back through on the Linux system and checked that OS system and sure enough, when copying and pasting from a PC (here) and to a Linux, or vice versa, these quote marks have a tendency to alter.

At any rate, the code in the config file is now in a place where everything checks out ok in both the JSHint and JSLint tools, save for the last portion beneath the final line of demarcation where it reads not to edit the lines of code.

Here the error reads:

undeclared ‘module’.
if (typeof module !== “undefined”) {
unexpected ‘typeof’. Use ‘===’ to compare directly with undefined.
if (typeof module !== “undefined”) {
undeclared 'module"
module.exports = config;

Is this why the config file ultimately won’t be recognized by my raspberry pi/magic mirror program?

KirAsh4

Do not copy/paste from one OS to another, the language translations between them will be different, UTF-8, Windows, it’s all foobar. Edit the config file ON the rpi. You can use the command 'nano' for that, as in 'nano config.js'. Doing the copy/paste is why your ‘'’, ‘"’ and others get translated wrong.

dejayou

Thanks KirAsh4. I am assuming that you meant to open the actual Terminal and edit the config file directly from within that environment, which is what I did with still no luck.

At this point I really don’t know what else to do. I am going to try and essentially start over from the beginning and see if I have better luck.

KirAsh4

Yep, open Terminal and edit there, or use an SSH client remotely. The config is a bit finicky I discovered. Try not to change the layout too much, like for example, in your pastes above, I see this:

}, {

… in between modules. While I don’t think that would cause a problem, it also wouldn’t surprise me if that’s tripping up the parser. Keep them on separate lines:

},
{

dejayou

Hi KirAsh4 -

After walking back through this setup tutorial again (https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial/) I am happy to report that I am no longer getting the error message asking about setting up a config file. Instead I now arrive at a blank black screen, absent any copy or modules. Do you know what might be causing this to occur?

KirAsh4

Likely a bug recently discovered. Follow the instructions in the first post here to try the 'develop' branch:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/445/looking-for-beta-testers

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