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npm error EISGIT on npm install

See original GitHub issue

I use this module in my project and up until very recently it was working fine.

Now it causes this error on npm install in my project…

npm ERR! path /builds/aabuhijleh/electron_desktop/rb-services/node_modules/mdbootstrap
npm ERR! code EISGIT
npm ERR! git /builds/aabuhijleh/electron_desktop/rb-services/node_modules/mdbootstrap: Appears to be a git repo or submodule.
npm ERR! git     /builds/aabuhijleh/electron_desktop/rb-services/node_modules/mdbootstrap
npm ERR! git Refusing to remove it. Update manually,
npm ERR! git or move it out of the way first.

the issue is solved by

rm -rf node_modules/mdbootstrap/.git/

the git repository should be removed from the package.

mdbootstrap v4.7.4 used in electron OS: both Windows 7 and Ubuntu

Issue Analytics

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Created 5 years ago
Reactions:13
Comments:10 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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rahulnainwal107commented, Sep 27, 2019

i am geting the same error @deepankarsandy

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mattonitcommented, Mar 14, 2019

It’s an awful issue, but with the next update we’ll fix it up

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