eslint: Can't install eslint
I followed the install instructions: npm install -g eslint
and then this:
$ eslint --init
? How would you like to configure ESLint? Use a popular style guide
? Which style guide do you want to follow? Standard
? What format do you want your config file to be in? JavaScript
Installing eslint-plugin-standard, eslint-config-standard
@mperham/sidekiq@0.5.0 /Users/mike/src/sjs
├── UNMET PEER DEPENDENCY eslint@^2.0.0-rc.0
├── eslint-config-standard@5.1.0
├── UNMET PEER DEPENDENCY eslint-plugin-promise@^1.0.8
├── eslint-plugin-standard@1.3.2
└── sidekiq@1.1.1 extraneous
npm WARN eslint-config-standard@5.1.0 requires a peer of eslint@^2.0.0-rc.0 but none was installed.
npm WARN eslint-config-standard@5.1.0 requires a peer of eslint-plugin-promise@^1.0.8 but none was installed.
npm WARN @mperham/sidekiq@0.5.0 No repository field.
Running eslint lib
gives this:
$ eslint lib
Oops! Something went wrong! :(
ESLint couldn't find the plugin "eslint-plugin-standard". This can happen for a couple different reasons:
[snip]
I’m new to the JavaScript world - please let me know if you need more info.
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: closed
- Created 8 years ago
- Comments: 20 (17 by maintainers)
Commits related to this issue
- Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by kaicataldo 8 years ago
- Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by kaicataldo 8 years ago
- Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by kaicataldo 8 years ago
- Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by kaicataldo 8 years ago
- Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by kaicataldo 8 years ago
- Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by kaicataldo 8 years ago
- Merge pull request #5873 from eslint/fixes5833 Fix: Install ESLint on init if not installed (fixes #5833) — committed to eslint/eslint by nzakas 8 years ago
@zxqfox that already exists: https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-cli. We don’t really want to disable global installs due to some editors using it.
I think maybe, “ESLint was installed locally. We recommend using this local copy instead of your globally-installed copy.”?
With the changes in my branch, the installation would remain unchanged if ESLint is installed locally, but will look like the following when it isn’t: Pre-installation:
Post-installation:

Ergh, sometimes I wish we could disable global installs of eslint altogether, for all the confusion it causes.
I tend to think it would be a bad thing to install plugins globally during
--init
, as even more than ESLint itself they will vary from project to project. But, I’m not sure the right way to approach this. Maybe we can try to detect if--init
was run from a global installation, and if so disable theUse a popular style guide
option? Or warn immediately and disable--init
altogether? I’m definitely open to ideas and discussion on this one.