Create-React-App: ESlint error while deployment on local machine

Question

I am using create-react-app (React v16.12.0). I am getting following error when I run 'npm start' on mac.

[1] There might be a problem with the project dependency tree.
[1] It is likely not a bug in Create React App, but something you need to fix locally.
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[1] The react-scripts package provided by Create React App requires a dependency:
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[1]   "eslint": "^6.6.0"
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[1] Don't try to install it manually: your package manager does it automatically.
[1] However, a different version of eslint was detected higher up in the tree:
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[1]   /Users/abz/node_modules/eslint (version: 6.5.1)
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[1] Manually installing incompatible versions is known to cause hard-to-debug issues.
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[1] If you would prefer to ignore this check, add SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true to an .env file in your project.
[1] That will permanently disable this message but you might encounter other issues.
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[1] To fix the dependency tree, try following the steps below in the exact order:
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[1]   1. Delete package-lock.json (not package.json!) and/or yarn.lock in your project folder.
[1]   2. Delete node_modules in your project folder.
[1]   3. Remove "eslint" from dependencies and/or devDependencies in the package.json file in your project folder.
[1]   4. Run npm install or yarn, depending on the package manager you use.
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[1] In most cases, this should be enough to fix the problem.
[1] If this has not helped, there are a few other things you can try:
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[1]   5. If you used npm, install yarn (http://yarnpkg.com/) and repeat the above steps with it instead.
[1]      This may help because npm has known issues with package hoisting which may get resolved in future versions.
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[1]   6. Check if /Users/abz/node_modules/eslint is outside your project directory.
[1]      For example, you might have accidentally installed something in your home folder.
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[1]   7. Try running npm ls eslint in your project folder.
[1]      This will tell you which other package (apart from the expected react-scripts) installed eslint.
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[1] If nothing else helps, add SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true to an .env file in your project.
[1] That would permanently disable this preflight check in case you want to proceed anyway.
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[1] P.S. We know this message is long but please read the steps above :-) We hope you find them helpful!
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[1] react-scripts start exited with code 1

I googled and found

1. following solution suggested by many

   • Delete the eslint and babel-eslint from users/abz/node_modules/folder
   • Delete package.json-lock, node_modules from local project
   • Run npm install and npm start

   I tried it and this solution didn't work for me.

2. This issue can be mitigated by using

   adding an `.env file` in root folder with statement `SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true` 
   

   But, it is not the solution for this problem.

Any help?

Answer 1

it happens because there is a dependency installed at a parent level which has different version. In your case it's /Users/abz/node_modules/eslint. Just run this command from root

rm -rf node_modules/eslint

and this should solve your problem.

Answer 2

following Anuj shah & SHAHBAZ replies:

1. rm -rf node_modules/eslint
2. npm install -g npm@latest

or just do npm i -S fsevents

resolved this issue.

but i have to do the above steps again and again whenever i install another package. this is so frustrating...

does anyone have a better solution for this?

Answer 3

I've done the following steps and solved the problem...

1. Delete node_modules, package-lock.json / yarn.lock
2. Add "eslint": "^6.6.0" to your devDependencies
3. Run npm install / yarn
4. Run the eslint --init command
5. Install the eslint plugins you need