Error in exFAT hard disk

[kewapo]

I have installed msw in a NTFS computer, in a directory called My_wikis and it runs OK. When I copy the My_wikis to another NTFS computer it appears an error (because it is under a proxy):
Error: Cannot find package 'D:\My_wikis\node_modules\prisma-client\index.js' imported from D:\My_wikis\node_modules\@tiddlywiki\mws\dist\mws.js

so I have to install prisma again:

npm install @prisma/client
npm install --save-dev prisma

And it runs OK in the new computer.
Then I copy the My_wikis directory to another computer exFAT computer. When I run the
npm install @prisma/client

It appears an error:

npm error EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, symlink 'E:\My_wikis\node_modules\@tiddlywiki\mws\prisma\client' -> 'E:\My_wikis\node_modules\prisma-client'

Why I have to install prisma each time I copy My_wikis to other NTFS disk?
Why it does not run in exFAT units?

I want to have a 'medium-portable' mws installation.

[Arlen22]

There should be NPM flags or environment variables you can use to solve this problem.

[kewapo]

👎

Many forums says:
Solution: The disk needs to be NTFS.

My original question: WHY?????

[bobjoe12131]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77187261/how-do-i-resolve-an-eisdir-error-on-windows-when-running-npm-link

It seems that symlinks dont work on exfat, but looking on the github repo /mws/prisma/client is not a symlink...

[kewapo]

Can we find a solution based on this:
npm install --no-bin-links
or similar ( I'm not at work now)?

[bobjoe12131]

are you on the github version or npm version?

[kewapo]

The npm version.

My disc has to be exFAT. I found a solution: a VHDX unit inside a file in this unit. I can mount it with the disk manager and I can move MWS to this unit

I have to try this Friday!!

[bobjoe12131]

Glad you found a possible workaround. I might test mws on exfat later.

Also try the github version on exfat if you can, although i forgot if it is in a usable state. maybe go back a few commits if it isnt.

[Arlen22]

@kewapo It looks like --no-bin-links --install-links should get you the rest of the way. Didn't test it, but you're correct that exfat doesn't support symlinks and MWS is trying to install with symlink'ed deps, not just bin links.

[bobjoe12131]

Should this be added to a troubleshooting section?

[Arlen22]

Should this be added to a troubleshooting section?

Probably