Can't get Gulp to run: cannot find module 'gulp-util'

Question

On Windows 7, I've installed gulp as explained here: http://markgoodyear.com/2014/01/getting-started-with-gulp/:

• npm install gulp -g
• In my app folder: npm install gulp --save-dev
• I create a gulpfile.js file.

But then, when I try to run gulp, I get this error message:

module.js:340
throw err;
      ^
Error: cannot file module 'gulp-util'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)

etc.

But gulp-util is present (in the local app folder) in:

node_modules
    gulp
        node_modules
            gulp-util

Any idea what may be the cause?

Answer 1

UPDATE

From later versions, there is no need to manually install gulp-util.

Check the new getting started page.

If you still hit this problem try reinstalling your project's local packages:

rm -rf node_modules/
npm install

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OUTDATED ANSWER

You also need to install gulp-util:

 npm install gulp-util --save-dev

From gulp docs- getting started (3.5):

Install gulp and gulp-util in your project devDependencies