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.git folder included in the npm distribution

See original GitHub issue

The presence of a .git folder means that the npm install errors out when run for the second time of a project as below:

npm ERR! path ... /node_modules/websocket
npm ERR! code EISGIT
npm ERR! git ... /node_modules/websocket: Appears to be a git repo or submodule.
npm ERR! git ... /node_modules/websocket
npm ERR! git Refusing to remove it. Update manually,
npm ERR! git or move it out of the way first.

Manually deleting the .git folder fixes it.

Could you please remove the .git folder from the distribution?

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Created 4 years ago
Comments:8 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

3reactions

theturtle32commented, Jul 3, 2019

Released

2reactions

Gudahttcommented, Jun 26, 2019

@theturtle32 just wanted to remind you that this change is still awaiting release. If you could find the time, it would be greatly appreciated!

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