For some reason (and not every time) in WebStorms,...
# dev-opsd
darrenhillconsulting
02/03/2021, 7:07 PMFor some reason (and not every time) in WebStorms, when I update an npm package (whether through the Preferences or npm install), it seems to NOT update. So I get an warning the the version I requested in the package.json doesn't match that of the actual node_modules version
darrenhillconsulting
02/03/2021, 7:07 PMPermissions issue? Having said that, I ran npm install with SUDO just to see, and no luck.
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stalbert
02/03/2021, 7:19 PMdepending on how you specify your dependencies, npm call pull down slightly different versions based on how you specify version for each package
stalbert
02/03/2021, 7:19 PMe.g. it can pull down a newer patch release than what you specify
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darrenhillconsulting
02/03/2021, 8:59 PMI specify the version I wanted, npm install appears to run fine, but the npm_module folder says it didn't update
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stalbert
02/03/2021, 11:08 PMyou're specifying exact version e.g no leading
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darrenhillconsulting
02/04/2021, 5:04 PMIt has the
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stalbert
02/04/2021, 7:02 PM^ means it will pull in the latest patch release, IIRC
stalbert
02/04/2021, 7:03 PMso if you ask for version
^3.0.03.0.1stalbert
02/04/2021, 7:03 PMif you want exactly 3.0.0 and not 3.0.1 you can drop the leading caret (again IIRC)
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