Error: Stream yields empty buffer

[RayRama]

I didn't know what happen. When i check gm and lwip library, it was available in dir, the installation process also no problem

Error: Stream yields empty buffer
at Socket. (C:\JS - Project\NodeJS basic\node_modules\gm\lib\command.js:57:17)
at Socket.emit (node:events:406:35)
at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1331:12)
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21),
Error: Command failed:
at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\JS - Project\NodeJS basic\node_modules\gm\lib\command.js:301:17)
at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:394:28)
at ChildProcess.cp.emit (C:\JS - Project\NodeJS basic\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:40:29)
at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1067:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:301:5) {
code: 3222601730,
signal: null
}

[chekyassine]

same issue, any workarounds ?
tested on windows 11 with latest versions

[liudonghua123]

I have the same issue, it seemed not work on windows terminal.

D:\code\python>npm install --global image-to-ascii-cli

added 101 packages, and audited 102 packages in 40s

1 package is looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

D:\code\python>image-to-ascii -i D:\Pictures\1504838-smart-farm\png\027-farmer.png
error Stream yields empty buffer
error Command failed:

D:\code\python>

[liudonghua123]

I tried a few other tools, I can use https://github.com/TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter, https://github.com/ajay-gandhi/asciify-image on windows terminal.

D:\code\python>asciify D:\Pictures\1504838-smart-farm\png\027-farmer.png



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                                iittttttttttttii      ;;111111111111;;
                              iittttttttttttttttii;;;;1111111111111111;;
                            ;;tttttttttttttttttttttt11111111111111111111;;
                          ;;11tttttttttttttttttttttt1111111111111111111111;;
                          iitttttttttttttttttttttttt1111111111111111111111;;
                        ;;tttttttttttttttttttttttttt111111111111111111111111::
                        iitttttttttttttttttttttttttt111111111111111111111111;;
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    ii1111iiii        ;;tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt11111111111111111111111111::        ;;iiii;;;;
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iiffLLLLLLLLLLff11    ;;tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt11111111111111111111111111::    ;;tttttttttttttt;;
ttLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftt11iitttttttttttttttttttttttttttt11111111111111111111111111;;ii11tttttttttttttttt11
ffLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
ffLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
ffLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
11LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLffttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttii
iittLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt11;;
  iittLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt11;;
    iittffLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLffttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttii;;
        11ttffLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLfftttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt11;;
          ffGGCCCCLLLLLLCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCLLffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff11
          ffGGGGGGGGGG000000000000000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGCCLLLLLLLLLL11
          ffGGGGGGGGGG000000000000000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGCCLLLLLLLLLL11
          ffGGGGGGGGGG00000000000000CCLLLLLLLL000000GGGGffffffffLLGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLL11
            CCGGGGGGGG000000000000CCttttttttttLL0000GGff1111111111LLGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLff
            LLGGGGGGGG000000000000GGttttttttttCC0000GGLL1111111111CCGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLL11
              LLGGGGGG00000000000000GGGGGGGGGG000000GGGGCCLLLLLLCCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLtt
                ffCCGG000000000000000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLff11
                    ffGG0000000000000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGCC11
                      CC0000000000000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLL
                      LL00000000000000000000CCCC0000GGCCCCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGff
                        GG0000000000000000CCLLLLLLCCLLLLLLCCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGCC
                        LL0000000000000000GGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLCCGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLL
                          GG0000000000000000GGCCLLLLLLLLGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGCC
                          LLGG00000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGff
                            LL0000000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGff
                              LL00000000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGff
                                LLGG0000000000000000GGGGGGGGGGGGGGCCff
                                    CCGG000000000000GGGGGGGGGGCCLL
                                        LLCCGG000000GGGGCCCCLL
                                              LLLLffffff



D:\code\python>ascii-image-converter D:\Pictures\1504838-smart-farm\png\027-farmer.png



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