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[BUG] npx behavior in CI environments

Freshover 5 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 views
Confidence Score76%
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Problem

This isn't really a bug, but raising it to discuss the potential impact of changes to `npx` in CI environments. Current Behavior: [code block] `npx -y mocha` works to get the automatic install behaviour, but that would require users to update their CI scripts. Also, `npx -y mocha` errors in npm@6 with: [code block] I think that would complicate the logic required in CI scripts when running across multiple Node.js/npm versions. _Just using Mocha as an example. In Node.js, we use npx in our GH Actions configuration, which I suspect would be broken when GH Actions updates to use a version of Node.js containing npm@7._ Expected Behavior: - Unsure, but curious if there could be a workaround that removes the need for users to edit their scripts. Steps To Reproduce: - `npx <module>` in a CI enironment. Environment: - All CI environments /cc @MylesBorins @richardlau

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Solution: [BUG] npx behavior in CI environments

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as also mentioned in the slack channel: `npm_config_yes=true npx mocha` is the working npm6-7 compat version of it

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    as also mentioned in the slack channel: `npm_config_yes=true npx mocha` is the w

    as also mentioned in the slack channel: `npm_config_yes=true npx mocha` is the working npm6-7 compat version of it

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Resolved in npm/cli GitHub issue #1935. Community reactions: 7 upvotes.

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