[BUG] : Lock file is already being held

[mahaveer0496]

Context:

• Playwright Version: 1.12.3
• Operating System: Mac OS Big Sur 11.5.2
• Node.js version: 16.8.0
• Browser: All
• Extra: Apple silicon M1

Describe the bug
Can't install playwright with yarn or npm on M1, works fine on WSL2 and Linux. Here's a repo to reproduce https://github.com/mahaveer0496/playwright-test
Tried reinstalling everything and also this solution #4242 (comment), didn't work.

package.json

{
  "name": "playwright-test",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "license": "MIT",
  "dependencies": {
    "@playwright/test": "^1.12.3",
    "playwright": "^1.12.3"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "test": "playwright test --workers=100"
  }
}

Thanks!

[yury-s]

Could you try this with the latest playwright (1.14.1) and see if the issue is still there?

[yury-s]

This is the output I get on a fresh clone of you repo:

% cd playwright-test 
% yarn
yarn install v1.22.11
[1/4] 🔍  Resolving packages...
[2/4] 🚚  Fetching packages...
[3/4] 🔗  Linking dependencies...
[4/4] 🔨  Building fresh packages...
✨  Done in 0.56s.
% uname -m
arm64

[mahaveer0496]

With the latest playwright version?

[yury-s]

From the error it looks like you have another installation process that is running concurrently.

With the latest playwright version?

I tried with exact project you have. Shouldn't matter.

[mahaveer0496]

So, I upgraded playwright packages to 1.14.1 and everything’s working now. Thanks for that :)
I'm not sure why the older version worked for you though, it's a fresh Mac, Node installation so it's highly unlikely that I had some other package/app/config that could be causing this issue.

From the error it looks like you have another installation process that is running concurrently.

Nope, I triple-checked, I was only installing in that project.
If there's anything I can do to help you guys with debugging or reproduce the issue please let me know.

[yury-s]

I'm not sure why the older version worked for you though, it's a fresh Mac, Node installation so it's highly unlikely that I had some other package/app/config that could be causing this issue.

It might be that previous installation was aborted for some reason and left the dir lock file (which would expire after some time), which is highly unlikely though. Just speculating.

Closing the issues since your problem was solved.

[olemaiwald]

Hi, I am still experiencing this issue on my M1 Mac, even with the playwright @ 1.15.2.

error Users/olemaiwald/example/node_modules/playwright: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node install.js
Arguments:
Directory: /Users/olemaiwald/mhp/immersive-platform/node_modules/playwright
Output:
/Users/olemaiwald/mhp/immersive-platform/node_modules/proper-lockfile/lib/lockfile.js:68
                return callback(Object.assign(new Error('Lock file is already being held'), { code: 'ELOCKED', file }));
                                              ^

Error: Lock file is already being held
    at /Users/olemaiwald/mhp/immersive-platform/node_modules/proper-lockfile/lib/lockfile.js:68:47
    at callback (/Users/olemaiwald/mhp/immersive-platform/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:299:20)
    at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:199:5) {

when running yarn in my repository.

Any suggestions on what could cause this issue or how to further proceed?

[mahaveer0496]

@olemaiwald I'm not sure what exactly causes it but when i install nodejs with volta it worked seamlessly

[olemaiwald]

When I reinstall node with volta (previously via homebrew) it works well for me too. Interesting, thank you!

[dancon]

@mahaveer0496 not work for me. with playwright@1.16.3

[wlsf82]

I'm facing the same issue. I've already tried using node installed directly from https://nodejs.org/, using nvm, and volta, and I'm always getting the same error.

[samdenty]

rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/__dirlock