What / Why
This is an attempt to resurrect this unresolved bug: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/14458
For some reason, the command npm config get prefix is multi-seconds slow. This normally wouldn't bother me, but for users of nvm like me, this is really impacting since it uses this command internally, and nvm is used in shell startup scripts. See https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/issues/782 for more details. Therefore, shell startup is super slow, especially for those using WSL.
When
Always
Where
NPM CLI
How
Current Behavior
Run time npm config get prefix, see multi-second response timing.
Steps to Reproduce
Run npm config get prefix
Expected Behavior
Result should come back quicker.
Who
?
References
DullReferenceException
All 4 comments
cc @darcyclarke; this actually would make a ton of difference for every nvm user, including every travis-ci run.
ljharb
on 4 May 2020
🤔 I'm positive there's some digging to be done here
darcyclarke
on 4 May 2020
Has any progress been made with this? I would be interested in helping with this issue.
EdwardLuke
on 13 May 2020
Recently, npm config get prefix has been very slow on my machine. This seems to be ever since I moved the /var/ directory from my SSD to my HDD to free up some space.
The first time the command runs (as part of my .bashrc script) it is especially slow, taking somewhere between 10-20 seconds. Later runs (by opening new shells) it 'only' takes a few seconds.
IdsTeepe
on 4 Jul 2020
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Most helpful comment
Recently,
npm config get prefixhas been very slow on my machine. This seems to be ever since I moved the/var/directory from my SSD to my HDD to free up some space.The first time the command runs (as part of my
.bashrcscript) it is especially slow, taking somewhere between 10-20 seconds. Later runs (by opening new shells) it 'only' takes a few seconds.