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.npmrc prefix override nvm #606
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symptoms, npm install -g npm installs npm to the wrong directory
overridden by .npmrc
removing "prefix=~/.node" from npmrc fixes the issue
osx ver: osx 10.10.1
zsh ver: zsh 5.0.5 (x86_64-apple-darwin14.0)
.npmrc:
prefix=~/.node
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wilmoore commentedon Jan 12, 2015
I don't believe this is an
nvmspecific issue.ljharb commentedon Jan 12, 2015
I asked @SeeThruHead to file this - the problem as I see it is that
nvm(correctly) doesn't respectnpm'sprefixoption, butnpmitself will.I'm not sure how to handle this, but at the least,
nvmcould print out a warning.ljharb commentedon Mar 13, 2015
Noting from #427 that the env var
$NPM_CONFIG_PREFIXalso causes problems withnvm.kriswill commentedon Mar 13, 2015
Maybe detect the nvm config setting upon installation and issue a stern warning?
ljharb commentedon Mar 13, 2015
I'm considering making
nvmrefuse any operation whatsoever when problematic settings are set.kriswill commentedon Mar 13, 2015
sure, just do a
npm config get prefixand if it doesn't contain/.nvm/then bail out.ljharb commentedon Mar 16, 2015
Also
$PREFIX, apparently, thanks to #692.ELLIOTTCABLE commentedon Apr 13, 2015
Ugh. Until this is patched, you might want to put a note in the README … I have no idea where my
~/.npmrccame from, but I've been complaining about being unable to updatenpmfor ages. (At least now I know why.)ljharb commentedon Apr 13, 2015
Good idea - I'll get to one or the other hopefully in the next few weeks, but a README PR is welcome in the meantime.
Merge pull request #726 from SeeThruHead/master
usmonster commentedon Aug 27, 2015
Can this be closed since 7ea15a7?
ljharb commentedon Aug 27, 2015
I'm leaving it open until
nvmitself refuses to do anything when a prefix is set.ljharb commentedon Sep 23, 2015
Now
nvm usewill refuse to work if$PREFIXornpm config get prefixis set, and will provide instructions about how to fix it.Reopening, however, because I forgot about
$NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX.leomoreno commentedon Feb 27, 2017
Would be nice if this prefix thing could be omitted somehow through
.nvmrc(just thinking).ljharb commentedon Feb 27, 2017
@leomoreno in what way? The whole concept of PREFIX is incompatible with nvm.
elmorenocivitas commentedon Feb 27, 2017
If the suggested fix is to
nvm use --delete-prefix vx.x.x, what if--delete-prefixis configurable?I added that line to my
.bash_profileso I end up with the node version I need to use.May be I'm misunderstanding and should not
nvm use --delete-prefix vx.x.x?I was just thinking in something that let you
delete-prefixat.nvmrclevel, some kind of flag or similar. 🤷♂️ (that will make it easier to deal inside scripts)ljharb commentedon Feb 27, 2017
@elmorenocivitas
--delete-prefixshould be a command that's only needed once, and manually, after that your machine ideally never has a prefix to delete again :-)elmorenocivitas commentedon Feb 27, 2017
@ljharb for some reason it's necessary all the times here.
I'll double check the discussion above to see what's the issue.
Thanks for the fast answer!
[Docs] Use absolute URL for nvm-sh#606 in README.md
daviswhitehead commentedon May 1, 2019
I followed this comment to solve my issue.
#1245 (comment)
[Docs] Use absolute URL for nvm-sh#606 in README.md