avh4/elm-format

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#554 opened on Sep 21, 2018

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Description

sudo bash
npm install -g elm-format

generates the following error: ERR Error extracting https://github.com/avh4/elm-format/releases/download/0.8.0/elm-format-0.19-0.8.0-mac-x64.tgz - Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm-format/unpacked_bin' with --unsafe-perm it works.

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The error occurs because npm lacks write permission to /usr/local/lib/node modules. Suggest using the unsafe perm flag or fixing npm permissions as documented.
Tech stack
nodejshaskell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Clear
Prerequisites
npm
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85