npm run watch is not working

[mbtocalli]

npm run watch is not working

[bacoords]

I would try using an older version of node. The recommended version is 16. It's possible that some of the dependencies don't work with 21.

[mbtocalli]

Thanks for your responde
I just change to 16.20.2 using nvm
I already tried with 18.16.0 which was the one I used before update to 21.3.0

Still have the same error after npm run watch

Do i have to delete node_modules and reinstall it?

[bacoords]

Yes when you change node versions you'll want to delete node_modules and package-lock.json and do a fresh install

[mbtocalli]

After changing node version to 16.20.2, deleting node_modules folder and package-lock.json file I do a fresh install using "npm install". This is what I get

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn git
npm ERR! path git
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent An unknown git error occurred
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users***\AppData\Local\npm-cache_logs\2023-12-04T17_19_38_978Z-debug-0.log

[pattonwebz]

How are you getting the repo to work with?

The error message that you see indicates that it can't use git so wondering if it's installed on your system and available to call from the terminal that you are running npm install from. You can check by typing git --version in the terminal.

I just tested with node v16.19.0 and got the installer to work on my side.

[mbtocalli]

typing git --version i get:
'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

[pattonwebz]

That seems to be the issue: ' gitisn't available in the terminal you are running the install. I don't quite understand whygit` is needed for the installation or what package is causing it, but if you can install git in that terminal I think the issue will be solved.

[mbtocalli]

I honestly dont understand what is going on. A few hours ago i was working without a problem. Console suggest me to update caniuse-lite:

Browserslist: caniuse-lite is outdated. Please run:
npx update-browserslist-db@latest

I updated it and after that it doesnt works anymore.

Now i try "npm install git" and i get this:

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn git
npm ERR! path git
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent An unknown git error occurred
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

[pattonwebz]

Yeah, it is strange. What operating system are you using, and what terminal are you using to run the npm install?

npm install git isn't likely to work as git is a system-level software instead of a javascript package.

Knowing what OS and terminal you are using might help us figure out why git is not available and how to make it be available there for you.

[mbtocalli]

Thanks a lot for your help!

Im using Windows 10 Home 64 bits and my local server is Local (https://localwp.com/). I'm using the site shell provided by local, i think is the Windows console

[mbtocalli]

BTW, I solved it simply by deleting the "node_modules" folder and copying the same folder from another local backup installation. After doing that, the command "npm run watch" works as expected so I presume git is already installed at a system-level, right?
Even though I can continue working now, I would like to know how to properly fix this issue.

[IanDelMar]

I'm not sure if this is a problem specific to Understrap. Is it reproducible?

[JamesVanWaza]

I'm not sure if this is a problem specific to Understrap. Is it reproducible?

@bacoords and @IanDelMar I think @mbtocalli has the issue solved, he should test it with 1.2.4 to see if the error is still happening.