I am coming across a very bizarre error when installing packages for my webpack/reactjs application.
I am currently trying to install
npm install copy-webpack-plugin --save dev
The build/start scripts fail and the following error is shown in the terminal:
Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"linux","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"darwin","arch":"x64"})
This means absolutely noting to me and I cannot find any clear explanations online.I do not know why inotify is needed or when/where it has been installed.
Package.json scripts:
"scripts": {
"start": "node server.js",
"build": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=production ./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.config.production.js",
"lint": "eslint --cache --ignore-path .gitignore --format=node_modules/eslint-formatter-pretty . *.js",
"test": "npm run lint"
},
There is a typo in your command:
npm install copy-webpack-plugin --save dev
Should be:
npm install copy-webpack-plugin --save-dev
(You forgot a dash)
The typo will make npm try to install https://www.npmjs.com/package/dev, which depends on inotify
.
Your error message is because inotify
only works on Linux and you are on a Mac.
You unintentionally tried to install dev package https://www.npmjs.com/package/dev that is not supported on your OS.
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