# Error compiling Rocket Chat Marketplace App

**URL:** <https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [January 20, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946 "2019-01-20T17:40:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sturmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Sturmi](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/Sturmi)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946/1 "2019-01-20T17:40:30Z")

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Hello there,

I installed all needed files for creating Rocket.Chat Marketplace Apps but when I run “rc-apps create” or “rc-apps package” I get an error:

Error: absolute path: C:/Users/User/test/app.json  
at validateMetadataPath (C:/Users/User/AppData/Roaming/npm/node\_modules/@rocket.chat/apps-cli/node\_modules/yazl/index.js:367:74)  
at ZipFile.addFile (C:/Users/User/AppData/Roaming/npm/node\_modules/@rocket.chat/apps-cli/node\_modules/yazl/index.js:24:18)  
at AppPackager.zipItUp (C:/Users/User/AppData/Roaming/npm/node\_modules/@rocket.chat/apps-cli/lib/misc/appPackager.js:36:17)

If I’m not allowed to use absolute paths then how can i else package my app?

Thanks for support

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**Author:** ![nathanbeddoewebdev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/nathanbeddoewebdev/32/823_2.png) [@nathanbeddoewebdev](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/nathanbeddoewebdev)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946/2 "2019-01-22T05:42:05Z")

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I’m also running into this issue. Could it be a Windows specific issue, an issue with ‘\’ vs ‘/’?

Edit: I can confirm that it is working fine on Ubuntu machines.

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**Author:** ![bradley.hilton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/bradley.hilton/32/30_2.png) [@bradley.hilton](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/bradley.hilton)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946/3 "2019-01-23T21:27:01Z")

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Very possible, can you provide some steps to reproduce?

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**Author:** ![nathanbeddoewebdev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/nathanbeddoewebdev/32/823_2.png) [@nathanbeddoewebdev](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/nathanbeddoewebdev)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946/4 "2019-01-23T22:36:12Z")

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On a windows machine:  
Install rc-apps cli with npm install -g. I’ve been using the latest 1.3.2.  
Create a Rocket Chat app using rc-apps create.  
Try to package app with rc-apps package.

I got  
Error: absolute path  
at validateMetadataPath  
at ZipFile.addFile  
at AppPackager.zipItUp

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**Author:** ![bradley.hilton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/bradley.hilton/32/30_2.png) [@bradley.hilton](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/bradley.hilton)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/error-compiling-rocket-chat-marketplace-app/2946/6 "2019-02-04T16:25:46Z")

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Someone submitted a fix [Fix app packaging on Windows by jasonfah · Pull Request #44 · RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Apps-cli · GitHub](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Apps-cli/pull/44) 🙂