Laravel Mix: Update a Node.js dependency

Question

I am trying to compile webpack configuration files with Laravel Mix.

Following webpack episode on Laracasts Vue 2 series,

// Scripts    "scripts": {     "dev": "node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js"   }, ....  // mix mix.js('resources/assets/js/app.js', 'public/js') .sass('resources/assets/sass/app.scss', 'public/css') .version(); 

When I run $ npm run dev, I get an error:

npm ERR! Exit status 1  npm ERR! Failed at the @ dev script 'node node_modules/cross-env/bin/cross-env.js NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js'.  // Running  npm ERR! node v4.4.5 npm ERR! npm v2.15.5  // The error points to let extractPlugin = new plugins.ExtractTextPlugin( /Users/User/Code/project/node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js:126 

The issue seems to be update a Node.js dependency: https://github.com/JeffreyWay/laravel-mix/issues/264

How do I update the Node.js dependency?

I am trying:

$ brew upgrade node : Error = node not installed $ node -v = 2.15.5 $ npm -v = 4.4.5 $ brew install node // installs but throws error  Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local Could not symlink bin/node Target /usr/local/bin/node already exists. You may want to remove it:   rm '/usr/local/bin/node'  To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:   brew link --overwrite node  To list all files that would be deleted:   brew link --overwrite --dry-run node  Possible conflicting files are: /usr/local/bin/node ...  **$ brew upgrade node // says node 7.5.0 already installed** $ npm run dev // same error $ node -v = 4.4.5 

I also ran $ brew install node which installed, but I got an error:

Error: The brew link step did not complete successfully.
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local.
Could not symlink bin/node.
Target /usr/local/bin/node
already exists. You may want to remove it:
rm '/usr/local/bin/node'

To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:

brew link --overwrite node 

To list all files that would be deleted:

brew link --overwrite --dry-run node 

Answer 1

you can delete your node modules folder in your laravel project.

after that run :

npm install - g npm 

this command will reinstall the node modules folder with upgrading node files. next, you can try and run

npm run dev 

and you can also run

npm update 

to update your node

hope this answer will help