unexpected token <

Question

Using the nodejs v.6.7 with faye v.7.1 I am getting error

/path/livestats/node_modules/faye0.7/faye.js:18
  ID_LENGTH:        <%= Faye::ID_LENGTH %>,
                    ^
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Exception: SyntaxError: Unexpected token <
SyntaxError: Unexpected token <
    at Module._compile (module.js:427:25)
    at Object..js (module.js:450:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:351:31)
    at Function._load (module.js:310:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)
    at require (module.js:368:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/path/livestats/lib/livestats.js:4:12)
    at Module._compile (module.js:432:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:450:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:351:31)
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I am trying to implement example showing in peepcode's Meet node.js video.

Answer 1

Seems like you requiring faye.js as is before building faye_node.

You need to follow instructions on faye repository or installing it via npm:

npm install faye -d

If you install it via NPM you can require("faye-node")