zsh - bash spawn bin/zsh ENOENT error

Not many developers on these forums, you might be better suited asking at developer forums such as StackExchange, etc.

However, try an "npm cache clean -force" command inside your project directory. You might have copied over the hidden cache file with your project to the new Mac and it's causing issues due to version mismatches with Node.js, npm, etc. You might also need to remove the node_modules directory in your project as well as the package-lock.json file. Back them up and remove them. Run "npm install".

rvcore wrote:

Hello!

I am having problems with npm packages installed on my MacOS big sur 11.6.3.

Each time I try to install an npm package using terminal on VSCode or Simple Terminal I have an installation fail with this output:

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npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! syscall spawn bin/zsh

npm ERR! file bin/zsh

npm ERR! path bin/zsh

npm ERR! errno -2

npm ERR! core-js-pure@3.20.3 postinstall: `node -e "try{require('./postinstall')}catch(e){}"`

npm ERR! spawn bin/zsh ENOENT

npm ERR!

npm ERR! Failed at the core-js-pure@3.20.3 postinstall script.

npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

I have tried different approaches to install the packages but with no success, not quite sure if it's a permission problem, or environment....not very well versed on these 2 topics.

But on my MacBook air running a late version of macOS I believe it's 10.11, no such problems exist....I have developed a complete application there using the same packages I am trying to install on my iMac.

Anyone come across this problem and can point me to a solution?

Many Thanks

R.V

Running Visual Studio Code on macOS

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Have you tried doing any of this with an open source Node.js project you downloaded from GitHub? Do you have the same problems as with your own source code? Also, try creating a test user account in macOS and start from scratch as a trouble-shooting step.

Well that's strange. My test user (super clean nothing configured) results in "/bin/zsh" with an "echo $SHELL".

But since everything is now working with a test account there is something wrong with your primary user and your environment, configuration, etc. I doubt it is the shell configuration. But you can compare the two user accounts by going to System Preferences -> Users & Groups, unlocking the screen and right-clicking each user and clicking on Advanced Options. You will see the home directory and login shell "/bin/zsh" would be the normal default.

It is most likely something else going on with your path or variables in your .zshrc, etc.

What is your default shell? "echo $SHELL"?