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NPM optional package installation failure #479
Description
Some packages (for instance webpack) have dependency on packages that are not supported on windows which causes NPM to print warning about it. VS interprets it as generic problem and says that packages are not installed even though in reality this warning should be ignored.
There is an issue about this at npm repo npm/npm#11632 , but meanwhile it would be nice if VS could just ignore these warnings since everything actually works as expected. Also note that I'm using 'leaked' RC2/Preview1 tooling, I'll report back whether this behaviour changed when the proper release is out.
Output while using tools packaged with VS tooling:
PATH=.\node_modules\.bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External\git
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External\npm.CMD" install
npm WARN install Couldn't install optional dependency: Unsupported
Output while using newer external tools:
Node v5.11.0
Npm v3.9.0
PATH=.\node_modules\.bin;%PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External\git
"C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD" install
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents@1.0.12