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No way to use jest installed within Windows Subsystem for Linux

See original GitHub issue

Environment

node -v: no version installed
npm -v: no version installed
npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected): N/A
Operating system: Windows 10 + WSL

Steps to Reproduce

Use Windows 10 + Windows subsystem for linux. Install node/npm/jest within the subsystem only, not in windows.

Expected Behavior

There should be a way to use the version of jest installed within WSL rather than duplicating the installation of all the tools required, once within linux and once in windows

Actual Behavior

'jest' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

(Quite rightly, as there’s absolutely no node/jest/npm installed outside WSL)

I’ve tried to look through docs and other open bugs but cannot find anything similar, apologies if I’ve missed it! Note that I’m not sure if there are any guidelines for extension authors around using WSL, but it’s e.g. possible to debug files using node installed within WSL, so assuming it’s doable for extensions as well.

Issue Analytics

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Created 5 years ago
Reactions:11
Comments:36 (10 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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stephtrcommented, May 22, 2018

That answers my question. You could set "jest.pathToJest": "node node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js" in VS Code’s settings, which should work with your setup (since jest.cmd basically just runs that command).

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bogdan-calapodcommented, Jun 17, 2019

I’ve been using the Remote WSL extension and it’s been working fine with that.

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