schickling/chromeless

npm install chromeless will not work on windows

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#82 opened on Jul 28, 2017

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I updated to Chrome 60 and tried to npm install chromeless and got this error:

npm ERR! code EBADPLATFORM npm ERR! notsup Unsupported platform for inotify@1.4.1: wanted {"os":"linux","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"}) npm ERR! notsup Valid OS: linux npm ERR! notsup Valid Arch: any npm ERR! notsup Actual OS: win32 npm ERR! notsup Actual Arch: x64

Is this correct?

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typescriptnodejs
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developer experiencetooling
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DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Investigate the package.json file to see how inotify is included. Check if there is a platform specific alternative for Windows. Consider adding an optional dependency or using a cross platform file watcher. Look at the issue comments for any workarounds.