Nvm: I want to install NVM with .nvm being installed in a different directory than ~

[ORESoftware]

Long story here - normally .nvm goes to ~/.nvm

I would like to write .nvm to a different directory. How can I do that?

When I try

HOME=. && curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.1/install.sh | bash

NVM still tries to put .nvm in the original $HOME directory.

[ORESoftware]

ha ok this worked

export HOME=. && curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.1/install.sh | bash

[ORESoftware]

But I get this:

nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to "/var/lib/openshift/emsa-k76pvx3istg-1/app-root/runtime/repo/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.0"
Run `nvm use --delete-prefix v6.10.0` to unset it.

[ORESoftware]

I want to use that prefix and it should work as is, why do you think nvm wants me to unset it?

[ljharb]

Simply set $NVM_DIR before running the install script - you should not overwrite $HOME.

The npm prefix option is incompatible with nvm because it, not you, manages your node install (as well as where global modules are installed). However, looking at the error, is any part of that path a symlink, or a network mount?

[ORESoftware]

It might be part of a symlink, let me verify that. Sounds good WRT pre-setting $NVM_DIR before installing.

[ljharb]

Specifically, $NVM_DIR can't be a symlink.

Why don't you want it inside $HOME?

[ORESoftware]

We cannot put .nvm in $HOME because the stupid production openshift server
at work does not give us those permissions. The only place to put .nvm is
in our source code, sounds crazy but should work.

On Mar 18, 2017 12:05 AM, "Jordan Harband" [e-mail] wrote:

Specifically, $NVM_DIR can't be a symlink.

Why don't you want it inside $HOME?

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[ORESoftware]

So instead of:

export HOME=${DIRNAME} && curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.1/install.sh | bash

we will just do this:

export NVM_DIR=${DIRNAME}/.nvm && curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.1/install.sh | bash

[ljharb]

Yes, exactly.

[ORESoftware]

ok cool thank you