[HELP] Tailwind CSS fails to initialize on Termux
Tailwind CSS packages install successfully, but initialization fails likely due to ARM architecture incompatibility on Termux (Android 13, Node.js v24.7.0, npm v11.5.1).
>> node node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/cli.js init -p
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1413
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module '/data/data/com.termux/files/home/project/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/cli.js'
at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1410:15)
[...]>> node node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/cli.js init -p
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1413
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module '/data/data/com.termux/files/home/project/node_modules/tailwindcss/lib/cli.js'
at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1410:15)
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found 0 vulnerabilities➜ project npx tailwindcss init -p
npm error could not determine executable to run➜ project npx tailwindcss init -p
npm error could not determine executable to run14 verbose stack Error: could not determine executable to run
14 verbose stack at getBinFromManifest (/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/lib/get-bin-from-manifest.js:17:23)
[...]
15 verbose pkgid tailwindcss@4.1.13
16 error could not determine executable to run14 verbose stack Error: could not determine executable to run
14 verbose stack at getBinFromManifest (/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/lib/get-bin-from-manifest.js:17:23)
[...]
15 verbose pkgid tailwindcss@4.1.13
16 error could not determine executable to run