`gws` crashes on Termux due to libc detection (`split` on null)

[Manamama]

Environment:

OS: Android 11 (Realme 8, RMX3085)
Termux version: latest
Node.js: v24.13.0
npm global packages: @googleworkspace/cli@0.7.0
Installation method: npm -g install --ignore-scripts @googleworkspace/cli
Other packages: see full npm -g list in reproduction below

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install @googleworkspace/cli on Termux using:

npm install -g --ignore-scripts @googleworkspace/cli

2. Set execute permissions manually:

chmod u+x /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/@googleworkspace/cli/run-gws.js

3. Run gws:

gws

Observed behavior:

/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/@googleworkspace/cli/binary.js:63
      let splitLibcVersion = libcVersion.split(".");
                                         ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split')

Expected behavior:

The CLI should either detect Termux/Android as a supported environment or fail gracefully with a clear message. Most Node CLIs (e.g., gemini) work without issue in Termux.

Notes:

• --ignore-scripts was required to bypass npm install failures on Termux.
• chmod +x was required because the wrapper script is not executable by default.
• The crash happens immediately due to libcVersion being null in Android/bionic libc.

Suggested action: Add Termux/Android compatibility or a safe fallback for unknown libc/platforms.

---

N.B. All else node related works almost out of the box, for years by now:

~ $ npm -g list
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib
├── @bazel/bazelisk@v1.26.0
├── @google/gemini-cli@0.32.1
├── @googleworkspace/cli@0.7.0
├── @lvce-editor/ripgrep@2.4.0
├── @mcpc-tech/ripgrep-napi@0.0.4
├── @steipete/bird@0.8.0
├── @vscode/ripgrep@1.15.14
├── AionUi@
├── ask-me-mcp@1.0.3
├── clawdhub@0.3.0
├── corepack@0.34.5
├── cors@2.8.5
├── deepface-react-ui@
├── esbuild@0.27.3
├── express@5.1.0
├── gemini-cli-ui@
├── github-project-manager@
├── greptime@0.3.3
├── jsonlint@1.6.3
├── keytar@7.9.0
├── moltbot-termux@2026.2.2
├── nan@2.23.0
├── nextjs_tailwind_shadcn_ts@
├── npm@11.11.0
├── prismjs@1.30.0
├── protobufjs@7.5.3
├── refractor@5.0.0
├── tree-sitter-yaml@
└── tsconfig-paths@4.2.0

~ $  

Not sure thus how to https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli?tab=readme-ov-file#quick-start on Termux (probably some URI needs to be produced or else, termux-open kicks in to render that URI in Kiwi and such).

[Manamama]

Update, ditto on pure Ubuntu, few folks would know what to do:

silver:~/.gemini/extensions/google-workspace$ npm install -g @googleworkspace/cli --verbose
npm verbose cli /usr/bin/node /usr/bin/npm
npm info using npm@10.8.2
npm info using node@v20.20.0
npm verbose title npm install @googleworkspace/cli
npm verbose argv "install" "--global" "@googleworkspace/cli" "--loglevel" "verbose"
npm verbose logfile logs-max:10 dir:/home/user/.npm/_logs/2026-03-06T12_36_53_808Z-
npm verbose logfile /home/user/.npm/_logs/2026-03-06T12_36_53_808Z-debug-0.log
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/@googleworkspace%2fcli 14ms (cache hit)
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/detect-libc 11ms (cache hit)
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf 12ms (cache hit)
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/axios-proxy-builder 17ms (cache hit)
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/console.table 17ms (cache hit)
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/axios 21ms (cache hit)
npm info run @googleworkspace/cli@0.7.0 postinstall node_modules/@googleworkspace/cli node ./install.js
npm info run @googleworkspace/cli@0.7.0 postinstall { code: 0, signal: null }

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npm verbose cwd /home/user/.gemini/extensions/google-workspace
npm verbose os Linux 6.8.0-90-generic
npm verbose node v20.20.0
npm verbose npm  v10.8.2
npm verbose exit 0
npm info ok
silver:~/.gemini/extensions/google-workspace$ gws
bash: /home/user/.npm/bin/gws: Permission denied
 silver:~/.gemini/extensions/google-workspace$ gws auth setup
bash: /home/user/.npm/bin/gws: Permission denied
 

[Manamama]

Quick confirmation that after doing the above fixes #271 (comment) by hand plus the gcloud (re)installation, it works on Droid:

gws auth setup ─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ✓ Step 1/5: gcloud CLI — found                     │
│  ▸ Step 2/5: Authentication                         │
│  ○ Step 3/5: GCP project                            │
│  ○ Step 4/5: Workspace APIs                         │
│  ○ Step 5/5: OAuth credentials                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌Select a Google account  1/5 selected────────────────┐
│  ○ ➕ Login with new account  Opens browser for gcloud

└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌Select APIs to enable  10/22 selected────────────────┐
│▸ ◉ Google Drive  drive.googleapis.com (already enabl│
│  ◉ Google Sheets  sheets.googleapis.com (already ena│
│  ◉ Gmail  gmail.googleapis.com (already enabled)    │
│  ◉ Google Calendar  calendar-json.googleapis.com (al│
│  ◉ Google Docs  docs.googleapis.com (already enabled│
│  ◉ Google Slides  slides.googleapis.com (already ena│
│  ◉ Google Tasks  tasks.googleapis.com (already enabl│
│  ◉ People (Contacts)  people.googleapis.com (already│
│  ◉ Google Chat  chat.googleapis.com (already enabled│
│  ○ Google Vault  vault.googleapis.com               │
│  ○ Groups Settings  groupssettings.googleapis.com   │

FYI, reading your blog helped some, too.

But for now it fails at:

Step 5/5: OAuth credentials — Configuring...{    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────  "error": {
           "code": 401,
                           "message": "Failed to check consent screen: error sending request for url (https://oauth2.googleapis.com/v1/projects/[...]/brands)",
                   "reason": "authError"
                                          }
                                           }

despite X11 running.

I will try via this via setting these up plus ssh one day:

gws auth login
Could not detect libc version; trying static musl binary instead
{
  "error": {
    "code": 401,
    "message": "No OAuth client configured.\n\nEither:\n  1. Run `gws auth setup` to configure a GCP project and OAuth client\n  2. Download client_secret.json from Google Cloud Console and save it to:\n     /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/gws/client_secret.json\n  3. Set env vars: GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_CLI_CLIENT_ID and GOOGLE_WORKSPACE_CLI_CLIENT_SECRET",
    "reason": "authError"
  }
}