How to set node versions bin PATH

[hyrichie]

node version: v16.20.2(currently) hope: $HOME/.nvmd/versions/16.20.2/bin

switch node version: v18.18.2 hope: $HOME/.nvmd/versions/18.18.2/bin

[1111mp]

Sorry, I didn't understand your question a bit. Are you asking about how nvm-desktop works, or do you need a new feature?

nvm-desktop does not switch node versions by setting different environment variables. For more information please see how-does-it-work.

[hyrichie]

yeah~, thanks!

I hope that when I choose a specific version of Node, the env path will be automatically set. eg: $HOME/.nvmd/versions/16.20.2/bin

[1111mp]

You don't have to do this, nvm-desktop will automatically do this for you. Of course, it is not necessary to write directly to the system environment variables every time, but the principle is similar to this.

[hyrichie]

when i do this:

corepack enable yarn

in my terminal:

[1111mp]

I finally understand what you mean. 😄

But sorry, nvm-desktop currently does not support the corepack enable command. If you need to use yarn or pnpm, please install it through npm install yarn/pnpm -g.

But later I will learn corepack related behaviors and support it.

[hyrichie]

nice, thanks!

[hyrichie]

so, you can provide the env setting to solve this problem.

[1111mp]

I need to intercept the corepack enable command and then add the corresponding shim to the $HOME/.nvmd/bin directory.

Example corepack enable yarn:

• Add shim $HOME/.nvmd/bin/yarn.(This is what nvm-desktop needs to do)
• Shims: $HOME/.nvmd/versions/16.20.2/bin/yarn & $HOME/.nvmd/versions/16.20.2/bin/yarnpkg. (This is the behavior of corepack)

Later, when you run the yarn -v command, it is initiated by yarn under $HOME/.nvmd/bin/yarn. This will create a new process to run the command you enter: nvmd-command will internally look for $HOME/.nvmd/versions/16.20.2/bin/yarn and then inject it into the environment where this process is running.

By default it will locate the install directory by running the equivalent of which corepack, but this can be tweaked by explicitly passing the install directory via the --install-directory flag.

This is troublesome, it means that nvmd-command needs to track these directories. I need some time to think about the implementation.

[hyrichie]

nice~

[hyrichie]

I solved it by using "corepack enable --install-directory $NVMD_DIR/bin".

[1111mp]

This is indeed a good idea. 👍

But this will also bring some side effects:

• After switching the node version, yarn or pnpm is still generated through corepack under the previous node version. You need to re-run the corepack enable --install-directory $NVMD_DIR/bin command every time you switch versions (will be overwritten).
• There will be conflicts with npm install yarn/pnpm -g to install global packages. I'm not sure if this is the default behavior, I need to look into it.

There may be other questions, but these are the things I'm thinking about right now.

[1111mp]

I've decided on the final solution:

• I will add the yarn&pnpm gaskets by default in the .nvmd/bin directory. After you use corepack enable to generate a shim (default is in the .nvmd/versions/{version}/bin directory), when you run the yarn&pnpm commands, nvmd will start from find the shim in the nvmd/versions/{version}/bin directory.

When you use yarn or pnpm without corepack enable and npm is not installed globally, the terminal will prompt: nvm-desktop: command not find.

Detailed instructions can be found at: nvm-desktop: command not found: {lib}

[1111mp]

Fixed in the latest Release v2.6.0.

I solved it by using "corepack enable --install-directory $NVMD_DIR/bin".

Support corepack enable command.

If you still have any questions, please feel free to open an issue.

[hyrichie]

oh, yeah~