Can't update core tools

Hi,

i can’t update the core tools because the module ‘unzipper’ is not found. Got the error when using the VSCode Command or running it in the terminal.

npm i -g azure-functions-core-tools@3 --unsafe-perm true
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\Users\mje\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\azure-functions-core-tools
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node lib/install.js
npm ERR! node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:927
npm ERR!   throw err;
npm ERR!   ^
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Error: Cannot find module 'unzipper'
npm ERR! Require stack:
npm ERR! - C:\Users\mje\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\azure-functions-core-tools\lib\install.js
npm ERR!     at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:924:15)
npm ERR!     at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:769:27)
npm ERR!     at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:996:19)
npm ERR!     at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:92:18)
npm ERR!     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mje\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\azure-functions-core-tools\lib\install.js:3:18)
npm ERR!     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1092:14)
npm ERR!     at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1121:10)
npm ERR!     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:972:32)
npm ERR!     at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:813:14)
npm ERR!     at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:76:12) {
npm ERR!   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
npm ERR!   requireStack: [
npm ERR!     'C:\\Users\\mje\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\azure-functions-core-tools\\lib\\install.js'
npm ERR!   ]
npm ERR! }

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\mje\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-03-29T07_41_54_784Z-debug.log

[MJECloud]

Thanks @FabioFerrua

@CarsonPLS i agree. I think it doesn’t solve the real problem. When installing the core tools you shouldnt manually install all dependencies globally.

[CarsonPLS]

The frustrating part is that this has been ongoing with little response for weeks.

Yet VS Code reminds me of this issue about 4 times a day… (each time I open a new window)

MS, please just keep us posted… is it us being dumb, or is this something you have identified that you need to fix?