Homebrew - setting a specific version of node on osx
I am trying to set a node v 8 requirement for my new project (because I want to use react-redux-firebase generator, which requires v8).
I am having trouble following instructions on SO and Homebrew -they seem be out of date.
I currently run node -v and get v 10.13.0.
brew unlink node returns
Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/node
brew search node returns:
brew search node
==> Formulae
leafnode node node@6 nodebrew
libbitcoin-node node-build node@8 ✔ nodeenv
llnode node@10 ✔ node_exporter nodenv
brew link --overwrite --force node@8
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/node@8/8.12.0...
Error: Could not symlink lib/node_modules/npm/.mailmap
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm is not writable.
I can't use sudo on this command because Homebrew no longer supports it.
Does anyone know how to get node v 8 to run?
Everything I try returns results that say the current version is 10
brew info node
node: stable 11.1.0 (bottled), HEAD
Platform built on V8 to build network applications
https://nodejs.org/
Not installed
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/node.rb
==> Dependencies
Build: pkg-config ✘, python@2 ✘
Recommended: icu4c ✔
Optional: openssl@1.1 ✘
==> Options
--with-openssl@1.1
Build against Homebrew's OpenSSL instead of the bundled OpenSSL
--without-icu4c
Build with small-icu (English only) instead of system-icu (all locales)
--without-npm
npm will not be installed
--HEAD
Install HEAD version
==> Analytics
install: 343,912 (30 days), 946,087 (90 days), 3,815,131 (365 days)
install_on_request: 254,231 (30 days), 699,371 (90 days), 2,669,901 (365 days)
build_error: 0 (30 days)
node.js homebrew
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
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I am trying to set a node v 8 requirement for my new project (because I want to use react-redux-firebase generator, which requires v8).
I am having trouble following instructions on SO and Homebrew -they seem be out of date.
I currently run node -v and get v 10.13.0.
brew unlink node returns
Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/node
brew search node returns:
brew search node
==> Formulae
leafnode node node@6 nodebrew
libbitcoin-node node-build node@8 ✔ nodeenv
llnode node@10 ✔ node_exporter nodenv
brew link --overwrite --force node@8
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/node@8/8.12.0...
Error: Could not symlink lib/node_modules/npm/.mailmap
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm is not writable.
I can't use sudo on this command because Homebrew no longer supports it.
Does anyone know how to get node v 8 to run?
Everything I try returns results that say the current version is 10
brew info node
node: stable 11.1.0 (bottled), HEAD
Platform built on V8 to build network applications
https://nodejs.org/
Not installed
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/node.rb
==> Dependencies
Build: pkg-config ✘, python@2 ✘
Recommended: icu4c ✔
Optional: openssl@1.1 ✘
==> Options
--with-openssl@1.1
Build against Homebrew's OpenSSL instead of the bundled OpenSSL
--without-icu4c
Build with small-icu (English only) instead of system-icu (all locales)
--without-npm
npm will not be installed
--HEAD
Install HEAD version
==> Analytics
install: 343,912 (30 days), 946,087 (90 days), 3,815,131 (365 days)
install_on_request: 254,231 (30 days), 699,371 (90 days), 2,669,901 (365 days)
build_error: 0 (30 days)
node.js homebrew
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
MelMel
79382884
I'd recommend you to check out thenvm(github.com/creationix/nvm). It's probably the easiest way to install particular versions of node and switch between them.
– shkaper
Nov 15 '18 at 1:38
nvm introduces other errors. No joy there
– Mel
Nov 15 '18 at 2:05
add a comment |
I am trying to set a node v 8 requirement for my new project (because I want to use react-redux-firebase generator, which requires v8).
I am having trouble following instructions on SO and Homebrew -they seem be out of date.
I currently run node -v and get v 10.13.0.
brew unlink node returns
Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/node
brew search node returns:
brew search node
==> Formulae
leafnode node node@6 nodebrew
libbitcoin-node node-build node@8 ✔ nodeenv
llnode node@10 ✔ node_exporter nodenv
brew link --overwrite --force node@8
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/node@8/8.12.0...
Error: Could not symlink lib/node_modules/npm/.mailmap
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm is not writable.
I can't use sudo on this command because Homebrew no longer supports it.
Does anyone know how to get node v 8 to run?
Everything I try returns results that say the current version is 10
brew info node
node: stable 11.1.0 (bottled), HEAD
Platform built on V8 to build network applications
https://nodejs.org/
Not installed
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/node.rb
==> Dependencies
Build: pkg-config ✘, python@2 ✘
Recommended: icu4c ✔
Optional: openssl@1.1 ✘
==> Options
--with-openssl@1.1
Build against Homebrew's OpenSSL instead of the bundled OpenSSL
--without-icu4c
Build with small-icu (English only) instead of system-icu (all locales)
--without-npm
npm will not be installed
--HEAD
Install HEAD version
==> Analytics
install: 343,912 (30 days), 946,087 (90 days), 3,815,131 (365 days)
install_on_request: 254,231 (30 days), 699,371 (90 days), 2,669,901 (365 days)
build_error: 0 (30 days)
node.js homebrew
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
MelMel
79382884
I am trying to set a node v 8 requirement for my new project (because I want to use react-redux-firebase generator, which requires v8).
I am having trouble following instructions on SO and Homebrew -they seem be out of date.
I currently run node -v and get v 10.13.0.
brew unlink node returns
Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/node
brew search node returns:
brew search node
==> Formulae
leafnode node node@6 nodebrew
libbitcoin-node node-build node@8 ✔ nodeenv
llnode node@10 ✔ node_exporter nodenv
brew link --overwrite --force node@8
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/node@8/8.12.0...
Error: Could not symlink lib/node_modules/npm/.mailmap
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm is not writable.
I can't use sudo on this command because Homebrew no longer supports it.
Does anyone know how to get node v 8 to run?
Everything I try returns results that say the current version is 10
brew info node
node: stable 11.1.0 (bottled), HEAD
Platform built on V8 to build network applications
https://nodejs.org/
Not installed
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/node.rb
==> Dependencies
Build: pkg-config ✘, python@2 ✘
Recommended: icu4c ✔
Optional: openssl@1.1 ✘
==> Options
--with-openssl@1.1
Build against Homebrew's OpenSSL instead of the bundled OpenSSL
--without-icu4c
Build with small-icu (English only) instead of system-icu (all locales)
--without-npm
npm will not be installed
--HEAD
Install HEAD version
==> Analytics
install: 343,912 (30 days), 946,087 (90 days), 3,815,131 (365 days)
install_on_request: 254,231 (30 days), 699,371 (90 days), 2,669,901 (365 days)
build_error: 0 (30 days)
node.js homebrew
node.js homebrew
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
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asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
MelMel
79382884
edited Nov 15 '18 at 2:06
Mel
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
MelMel
79382884
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
MelMel
79382884
asked Nov 15 '18 at 1:03
MelMel
79382884
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I'd recommend you to check out thenvm(github.com/creationix/nvm). It's probably the easiest way to install particular versions of node and switch between them.
– shkaper
Nov 15 '18 at 1:38
nvm introduces other errors. No joy there
– Mel
Nov 15 '18 at 2:05
add a comment |
I'd recommend you to check out thenvm(github.com/creationix/nvm). It's probably the easiest way to install particular versions of node and switch between them.
– shkaper
Nov 15 '18 at 1:38
nvm introduces other errors. No joy there
– Mel
Nov 15 '18 at 2:05
I'd recommend you to check out the
nvm (github.com/creationix/nvm). It's probably the easiest way to install particular versions of node and switch between them.– shkaper
Nov 15 '18 at 1:38
I'd recommend you to check out the
nvm (github.com/creationix/nvm). It's probably the easiest way to install particular versions of node and switch between them.– shkaper
Nov 15 '18 at 1:38
nvm introduces other errors. No joy there
– Mel
Nov 15 '18 at 2:05
nvm introduces other errors. No joy there
– Mel
Nov 15 '18 at 2:05
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I'd recommend you to check out the
nvm(github.com/creationix/nvm). It's probably the easiest way to install particular versions of node and switch between them.– shkaper
Nov 15 '18 at 1:38
nvm introduces other errors. No joy there
– Mel
Nov 15 '18 at 2:05