Two NODE_PATHs

[Mark A. Yoder]

npm install -g appears to install in /usr/lib/node_modules, but $NODE_PATH is set to /usr/local/lib/node_modules.

Should the two be pointing to the same place?  If so, which is the correct place?

--Mark

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sudo /opt/scripts/tools/version.sh 

[sudo] password for debian: 

git:/opt/scripts/:[1aa73453b2c980b75e31e83dab7dd8b6696f10c7]

eeprom:[A335BNLT0A5C3513BBBK3281]

model:[TI_AM335x_BeagleBone_Black]

dogtag:[BeagleBoard.org Debian Image 2018-07-02]

bootloader:[microSD-(push-button)]:[/dev/mmcblk0]:[U-Boot 2018.03-00002-gac9cce7c6a]:[location: dd MBR]

bootloader:[eMMC-(default)]:[/dev/mmcblk1]:[U-Boot 2016.03-00001-g9a81f4a]:[location: dd MBR]

kernel:[4.14.52-ti-rt-r60]

nodejs:[v6.14.3]

uboot_overlay_options:[enable_uboot_overlays=1]

uboot_overlay_options:[disable_uboot_overlay_video=1]

uboot_overlay_options:[uboot_overlay_pru=/lib/firmware/AM335X-PRU-RPROC-4-14-TI-00A0.dtbo]

uboot_overlay_options:[enable_uboot_cape_universal=1]

pkg check: to individually upgrade run: [sudo apt install --only-upgrade <pkg>]

pkg:[bb-cape-overlays]:[4.4.20180628.0-0rcnee0~stretch+20180628]

pkg:[bb-wl18xx-firmware]:[1.20180517-0rcnee0~stretch+20180517]

pkg:[kmod]:[23-2rcnee1~stretch+20171005]

pkg:[roboticscape]:[0.4.4-git20180608.0-0rcnee0~stretch+20180609]:[GOT_REPLACED_BY_NEXT]

WARNING:pkg:[librobotcontrol]:[NOT_INSTALLED]

pkg:[firmware-ti-connectivity]:[20170823-1rcnee1~stretch+20180328]

groups:[debian : debian adm kmem dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev users systemd-journal i2c bluetooth netdev cloud9ide gpio pwm eqep admin spi tisdk weston-launch xenomai]

cmdline:[console=ttyO0,115200n8 bone_capemgr.uboot_capemgr_enabled=1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 ro rootfstype=ext4 rootwait coherent_pool=1M net.ifnames=0 quiet]

dmesg | grep pinctrl-single

[    1.164584] pinctrl-single 44e10800.pinmux: 142 pins at pa f9e10800 size 568

dmesg | grep gpio-of-helper

[    1.176991] gpio-of-helper ocp:cape-universal: ready

END

[Robert Nelson]

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM Mark A. Yoder <mark.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> npm install -g appears to install in /usr/lib/node_modules, but $NODE_PATH is set to /usr/local/lib/node_modules.
>
> Should the two be pointing to the same place? If so, which is the correct place?

As a normal user, "/usr/local/lib/node_modules" and anything we
package with our custom nodejs (v6.14.x) we also stick in
"/usr/local/lib/node_modules"..

Regards,

--
Robert Nelson
https://rcn-ee.com/

[Mark A. Yoder]

Hmmm..

If I do sudo npm install -g request it goes in /usr/lib/node_modules, but $NODE_PATH points to /usr/local/lib/node_modules

Is there a way for a user to do npm installs that go to a global place so that don't have to appear everyplace the install is run?

--Mark