[BUG] Error when npm i with arcon

[PadowYT2]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

With arcon located in package.json and running npm i or trying install it, gives an error

npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! path ../acorn/bin/acorn
npm ERR! dest /var/www/cdn-padow/node_modules/.bin/acorn
npm ERR! errno -1
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../acorn/bin/acorn' -> '/var/www/cdn-padow/node_modules/.bin/acorn'
npm ERR!  [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../acorn/bin/acorn' -> '/var/www/cdn-padow/node_modules/.bin/acorn'] {
npm ERR!   errno: -1,
npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'symlink',
npm ERR!   path: '../acorn/bin/acorn',
npm ERR!   dest: '/var/www/cdn-padow/node_modules/.bin/acorn'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.

Expected Behavior

It should install/build normal

Steps To Reproduce

1. Make a package.json
2. Try installing arcon
3. Get error

Environment

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04
• Node: 16.13.0
• npm: 8.1.0

[PadowYT2]

Can it happen because the folder is mounted to an another disk?

[wraithgar]

You are correct, you can't create symlinks across disks. There isn't much npm can do about this.

[jadeye]

Had the same issue installing node_modules to a USB drive. Using therocco's answer did the job for me.