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tools: add preinstall script for npm on OS X #3986
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Notes: I couldn't reproduce the original anymore, so I don't know how we can confirm this will actually work? |
Good point. I'll see if I can spin up a vm and try to reproduce |
# TODO Can this be done inside the .pmdoc? | ||
# TODO Can we extract $PREFIX from the installer? | ||
cd /usr/local/bin | ||
rm -rf ../lib/node_modules/npm |
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why are we doing a cd
followed by rm
and not rm
with absolute path?
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wow, good question. That is how the postinstall script is done. And now that I look again, it was done that way for a reason. Updating now
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maybe we also need a set -e
if we're doing multiple lines, if the cd
fails then the rm
will still execute
Make sure we cleanly remove npm before installing on OS X
Ok, updated with absolute path and |
test build of this created @ https://nodejs.org/download/test/v6.0.0-test201512088ac2af7628/ if anyone else wants to review the changes |
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So something's not right with this as far as I can tell. |
Perhaps it needs to be "preupgrade" as well as "preinstall". Reading here http://s.sudre.free.fr/Stuff/PackageMaker_Howto.html but I don't know how authoritative this is. |
@rvagg Ok yes it looks like neither the preinstall, nor the postinstall scripts were running. What is weird to me is that the |
@evanlucas I think the other issue mostly needs review. |
Closing. Hopefully we can get the new OS X pkg stuff in soon. It should replace this anyways |
Make sure we cleanly remove npm before installing on OS X
Related: #3606
This is working for me locally, but would be great to have some others test.