'isomorphic-core' is not in the npm registry

[MartinEden]

I attempted to get the client app running from source locally by following the instructions here.

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, so I followed steps 1 & 2 here and then skipped down to the common steps. I installed nvm, as described on the linked page, and then ran nvm exec 6.9 npm install in packages/client-app. This is the output I got:

Running node v6.9.5 (npm v3.10.10)
npm WARN deprecated mimelib@0.2.19: This module is deprecated
npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.8: Use uuid module instead
npm WARN deprecated guid@0.0.10: Please use node-uuid instead. It is much better.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: node-mac-notifier@0.0.13 (node_modules/node-mac-notifier):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for node-mac-notifier@0.0.13: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})
npm ERR! Linux 4.10.0-38-generic
npm ERR! argv "/home/martin/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/bin/node" "/home/martin/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.5/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.9.5
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.10
npm ERR! code E404

npm ERR! 404 Registry returned 404 for GET on https://registry.npmjs.org/isomorphic-core
npm ERR! 404 
npm ERR! 404  'isomorphic-core' is not in the npm registry.
npm ERR! 404 You should bug the author to publish it (or use the name yourself!)
npm ERR! 404 It was specified as a dependency of 'nylas-mail'
npm ERR! 404 
npm ERR! 404 Note that you can also install from a
npm ERR! 404 tarball, folder, http url, or git url.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /data/Dropbox/Code/js/nylas-mail/packages/client-app/npm-debug.log

I can attach npm-debug.log if that would be helpful, but it doesn't look to contain much more info.

[mikeseese]

Interesting, can you try running the commands nvm use 6.9 and then npm install?

isomorphic-core is not a remote package, it's included in the source

[MartinEden]

I get the same output that way.

[dweremeichik]

You shouldn't have to run npm install inside the packages/* folders, only the top level folder.

[mikeseese]

Ah I missed that! Sorry! Ya, step 3 in the common instructions just says to go in to the base directory of the repo

[dweremeichik]

To be honest I'm not sure why isomorphic core is in that packages package.json file. It's possible that it is there because of the monorepo, or it is also possible that Nylas had an in house NPM repo. Either way, I don't think you need to call npm install in that folder.

[dweremeichik]

@seesemichaelj I almost missed it too... Lol

[mikeseese]

Open a new issue if you have other problems, but the above should fix the specific error here. thanks @MartinEden!

[MartinEden]

Yup that works. Sorry for misreading the docs!