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Wildtypitch
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Jan 29, 2021

Sharepoint development framework environment setup. Yeoman crashing, install warnings

Following the guide https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/set-up-your-development-environment made sure of all the prerequisites but as I follow the steps I get multiple warnings to d...
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Wildtypitch
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Feb 01, 2021

waldek 

Thanks. 

I've uninstalled and deleted all modules and node. Re-installed a 10.x version a gulp and yo with the same warnings. 

Running into the exact same problems!

I had used nvm from powershell galleries to previously install node but have since removed. Maybe there's relics of that but I can't find them if there are. 

 

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Wildtypitch
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Feb 01, 2021

Thanks waldek

I've got it working on another machine. I'll completely refresh my main one at another time but all those warnings were fine FYI. Yo ran smoothly with a freshly install node v10 via NVM

 

Thanks for the help 

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    waldek
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    Feb 01, 2021
    If you want to use nvm, you should uninstall the previously installed Node as it will likely lead to issues you’ll have hard time debugging and explaining
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    Nephtis78
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    Feb 01, 2021

    Wildtypitch 

    I too just started using nodejs! thanks for everything!

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    Wildtypitch
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    Feb 01, 2021
    I'd uninstall to be sure. But I'm not sure if it's necessary. NPM in theory handles all these versions and which projects use which. I had issues because there was no initial file created to store this info in my NPM. Google NPM beginners guide to understand more. I'm all very new to this so I might be corrected.
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    Nephtis78
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    Feb 01, 2021

    Wildtypitch 

    I found this post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20711240/how-to-completely-remove-node-js-from-windows

    I hope it will be useful to you.

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    Nephtis78
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    Feb 01, 2021

    Wildtypitch 

    Thanks a lot! I will try to use nvm-windows, but i have one last question before I act: I also installed gulp and yoman. Can I keep these tools as they are or do I have to uninstall all tools and reinstall them in order?

     

    Thanks in advance!

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    Wildtypitch
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    Feb 01, 2021
    I think you'll need to install locally not globally. Or use a manager like nvm from powershell gallery to swap between versions.
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    Nephtis78
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    Feb 01, 2021

    Wildtypitch 

    I have also the same problem; i had nodejs 12.18.2 on my pc for other purposes. 

    So i cannot preserve my previous version? I must downgrade?

    Thanks in advance.

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