Cannot run an npx command in an exec node after upgrading from addon v15 to v17

[RomainGx]

Problem/Motivation

Hello, I got a flow that contains an exec node which runs an npx command. It ran well using add-node-red version 15. But I recently upgraded to version 17 and now I get an error:

• Without double quotes around the command (that's what I had before the update), the command runs indefinitely
• With double quotes around the command it fails fast:

  {
  code: 127,
  message: Command failed: "npx tydom-client some other params"
  /bin/bash: line 1: npx tydom-client some other params: No such file or directory
  }

Example of npx command: npx tydom-client some other params

Expected behavior

The exec node should run an npx command without error.

Please also note that it works correctly when running a standalone NodeRed instance using npx instead of nom run. Npx does not work either with nodered-addon

Actual behavior

The exec node runs my npx command indefinitely.

Steps to reproduce

• Add an exec node with command npx cowsay hello (exec mode, not spawn)
• Run it: it will never stop until you kill it

[RomainGx]

Edited:

• I have tried running npx instead of nom run: it does not work either
• I installed a standalone NodeRed instance and npx works well

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[RomainGx]

The problem remains unsolved

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[RomainGx]

The problem remains. I abandonned the addon and installed a standalone node-red instance in another VM

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[RomainGx]

Nobody is interested by the problem and I no longer use this addon. So I close it