unable to correctly install parcel using npm

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I'm using the command 'npm -g install parcel-bundler', to install parcel globally and get no error, but then it doesn't seem to be installed. When i run the command 'parcel --version' i get 'command not found', same for any other 'parcel' commands. I've tried running the 'install' command again and I get a '[email protected] updated 2 packages in 20.003s'. i have several 'deprecated' warnings, could the problem come from that ? here they are :

npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: core-js@<3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js@3. npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Chokidar 2 will break on node v14+. Upgrade to chokidar 3 with 15x less dependencies. npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: fsevents 1 will break on node v14+ and could be using insecure binaries. Upgrade to fsevents 2. npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: https://github.com/lydell/resolve-url#deprecated npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Please see https://github.com/lydell/urix#deprecated npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142 npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: request-promise-native has been deprecated because it extends the now deprecated request package, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142 npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: this library is no longer supported /Users/user.npm-packages/bin/parcel -> /Users/user/.npm-packages/lib/node_modules/parcel-bundler/bin/cli.js

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EDIT : I have tried updating all the deprecated items manually and re-installing Parcel, it didin't fix the problem.

Which version of npm are you using? I encountered this problem today when configuring a development environment on a seldom used laptop. I realized my npm version was very out of date at 3.5.2. Once I upgraded to 6.14.10, I was able to install parcel. — Tyler Moore
– Tyler Moore, Commented Dec 19, 2020 at 1:35
I am at 6.14.6. I will update it and try it again then. Thanks for the tip ! — Enyak Stew
– Enyak Stew, Commented Dec 20, 2020 at 15:56
@TylerMoore I've tried updating npm using the command 'npm install -g npm' and it seemed successfull, but when I run 'npm --version' I am still at the 6.14.6. Seems like thereis something pretty wrong going on. — Enyak Stew
– Enyak Stew, Commented Dec 20, 2020 at 16:02
I had the same problem getting the latest version first in my PATH. which npm was returning /usr/bin/npm, but the npm install -g npm command installs it to /usr/local/bin/npm without updating the symlink at /usr/bin/npm. I tried fixing that symlink with ln -s /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm, but kept getting a circular reference error. In the end I uninstalled everything node and npm, reinstalled with apt, and upgraded it. Still, your version is very recent. I suspect you may have a different problem entirely. Good luck. I'm new to Parcel and love it! — Tyler Moore
– Tyler Moore, Commented Dec 20, 2020 at 23:42

iamkirill · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-08 07:36:54Z

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Recently I encountered the same problem and while I don't fully understand why this happens, I manage to find some workarounds to run parcel:

After installation using npm, run the same commands but adding npx before them, for example, I create a server through npx parcel index.html;
Install it using yarn (yarn add parcel-bundler) and then, for example, run a server (yarn parcel index.html). Same deprecated warnings here but they don't prevent the package from running;

Update: if install the package locally there are even more ways.

You can do what npx does under the hood: ./node_modules/.bin/parcel --version;
Create custom shorthand command in package.json. Under scripts object add "server": "parcel index.html". The part before colon can be named anything you like. After that run npm run server and this would work.

edited Jan 8, 2021 at 7:36

answered Jan 7, 2021 at 14:36

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itagmi Over a year ago

i had same ploblem. this solution helpull to me. thank you!!!

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