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DEPRECATED: Electron supporting package to compile JS and CSS in Electron applications
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I am getting an error while install electron(npm install electron or npm install -S electron) #212

Closed VPageDevelopment closed 7 years ago

VPageDevelopment commented 7 years ago

npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.14393 npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "electron" npm ERR! node v6.9.2 npm ERR! npm v3.10.9 npm ERR! code ENOSELF

npm ERR! Refusing to install electron as a dependency of itself npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! https://github.com/npm/npm/issues

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! C:\Users\codepanda\Desktop\electron\npm-debug.log

Thanks in Advance

MarshallOfSound commented 7 years ago

@VPageDevelopment ENOSELF is an error you get when you attempt to install a package a dependency of itself. It looks like you are running npm install electron from inside an electron folder, potentially the electron project itself or a project called "electron". You can't do this 👍