Cannot find elm-make from npm install

[rtfeldman]

Just tried the beta and got:

[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'elm-make'
[cmd: ['elm-make', '/Users/rtfeldman/code/elm-effects/src/Effects.elm', '--output=/dev/null', '--report=json', '--yes']]
[dir: /Users/rtfeldman/code/elm-effects]
[path: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin]
[Finished]

This makes sense, considering it was only looking in /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin and given:

$ which elm-make
/usr/local/bin/elm-make

It would appear https://github.com/deadfoxygrandpa/Elm.tmLanguage/blob/master/Build%20Systems/Elm%20Make.sublime-build#L18-L21 is being ignored somehow?

[texastoland]

Ah I forgot I replaced that with a elm_bin_dir setting inspired by the CoffeeScript package in https://github.com/dnalot/sublime-langauge-elm/commit/ca4c22074171e117d7a59f24c435cd77c76fe741.

The issue was Elm Make (or anything else depending on this hack) expanded PATH recursively i.e. 100 compiles would result in 100 /usr/local/bins prepended to PATH. It was mostly just annoying for debugging. Potential usability fixes include:

1. Document or even prompt about the setting or another package called Fix Mac Path.
2. Default setting to /usr/local/bin on OS X. Where does the standalone installer link?
3. Find a tricky way to set PATH non-recursively.
4. Stop being OCD and revert what we had because it "just worked."

Even though it works as designed it shouldn't degrade DX (dev exp). Thanks @rtfeldman CC @deadfoxygrandpa.

[deadfoxygrandpa]

Do you mean reverting back to my hacky way to fix the build command? If so, I'm ok with doing that even though it feels less elegant.

[texastoland]

:+1: I'll revisit next beta. @rtfeldman Workaround in the meantime is elm_bin_dir setting.

[rtfeldman]

Gotcha, thanks! +1 to reverting for the next round...at least in my experience, that approach worked fine.

[rtfeldman]

For what it's worth, I tried setting elm_bin_dir to /usr/local/bin and it errored out. I went back to the old Elm Build configuration to get things working again.

[texastoland]

Going through a move but high on my list!!

[texastoland]

@rtfeldman Just got finished with moving and new job stuff. Are you still interested in this? I can help finish the PR through but I've fully transitioned stacks (including editors) and think @deadfoxygrandpa has lost momentum too. Would you ask around for interested contributors?

[deadfoxygrandpa]

@rtfeldman Are you still experiencing this?

[rtfeldman]

I still get this on the beta:

Running elm-make /Users/rtfeldman/code/NoRedInk/app/assets/javascripts/Quiz/Question.elm --output=/dev/null --report=json --yes
error: Error loading syntax file "Packages/sublime-language-elm/Syntaxes/Elm Compile Messages.hidden-tmLanguage": Unable to open Packages/sublime-language-elm/Syntaxes/Elm Compile Messages.hidden-tmLanguage

[deadfoxygrandpa]

@rtfeldman I'm creating a new way to distribute beta versions, by adding a custom repository to Package Control which overrides the normal Elm Language Support package to point at the beta branch instead. It should fix some of these beta-only issues.

Right now the public release is ahead of the previous beta release, but once I have a new beta version ready I'll let you know.

[rtfeldman]

Awesome, please do! :D

On Fri, Dec 25, 2015, 1:00 AM Alex Neslusan notifications@github.com wrote:

@rtfeldman https://github.com/rtfeldman I'm creating a new way to distribute beta versions, by adding a custom repository to Package Control which overrides the normal Elm Language Support package to point at the beta branch instead. It should fix some of these beta-only issues.

Right now the public release is ahead of the previous beta release, but once I have a new beta version ready I'll let you know.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/deadfoxygrandpa/Elm.tmLanguage/issues/48#issuecomment-167211881 .

[DaveSanders]

I'm having a similar issue today. npm installed elm, and am getting the "[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'elm-make'" error on a build.

I have updated my user preferences to include the path to the elm bins (elm-oracle and elm-format are working), but elm-make is not... Any tips?