Yarn: "command not found" when executing globally installed package

Created on 25 May 2017 · 6Comments · Source: yarnpkg/yarn

Hi,

I'm trying to install Angular CLI globally with yarn, but I can't seem to get it to work (ng -v doesn't work).

I get the following warning, and ng -v doesn't work - not on the same terminal window, not on a new terminal window, and not after closing this terminal window and opening a new one :(

$ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS release 6.5 (Final)
$ node -v
v6.10.3
$ yarn -v
yarn install v0.25.2

$ yarn global add @angular/cli
yarn global v0.25.2
warning No license field
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
warning [email protected]: The platform "linux" is incompatible with this module.
info "[email protected]" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
success Installed "@angular/[email protected]" with binaries:
      - ng
warning No license field
Done in 7.46s.

$ ng -v
bash: ng: command not found

I saw a similar issue but it was supposedly fixed a long time ago.

Does anyone know what to do please?

triaged

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EekoS

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Most helpful comment

Try running yarn global bin and check that the directory it prints out is on your PATH.

Also try with sudo (ie. sudo yarn global add @angular/cli) as there may still be an issue with Yarn incorrectly using the Node.js installation directory as the executable directory, which is not writable by normal users.

Daniel15 on 26 May 2017

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Try running yarn global bin and check that the directory it prints out is on your PATH.

Daniel15 on 26 May 2017

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I am having a similar error on a travis build

epicallan on 29 May 2017

@epicallan - Do you mean the "fsevents" thing? The fsevents warning can be ignored - fsevents is only for Mac OS, so it will fail to install on all other platforms.

Or do you mean the "command not found" after installing a global module?

Daniel15 on 29 May 2017

@Daniel15 - I am having an error with "fsevents" thing. Yarn just hangs.
Yarn v0.24.5
The yarn command i run:
yarn install --ignore-optional

warning [email protected]: The platform "linux" is incompatible with this module.
info "[email protected]" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...

epicallan on 29 May 2017

@Daniel15 I have realized the "fsevents" thing was being introduced by one particular dev dependence install that i don't even need for my builds. Removed it and everything works fine.

epicallan on 29 May 2017