Why does the link/unlink number change from 756 to 303?Įdit: ran the same update/upgrade/link/unlink procedure on a colleague's computer - in this case the symlinks went from 775 to 318 to 226, where it stabilized.Warning: Already linked: /usr/local/Cellar/node/0.8.11

I was stunned with the number of symlinks, so out of curiosity I tried linking it again. To force the link and delete this file, do: Target /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/scripts/relocate.sh already exists. Unlinking.Įrror: Could not symlink file: /usr/local/Cellar/node/0.8.11/lib/node_modules/npm/scripts/relocate.sh I followed the recommended steps to force linking it. The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local Unlinking.Įrror: The brew link step did not complete successfully brew upgrade node Furthermore, you can switch between installed Node.js versions: brew switch node 12.18.3 There is an easier way to upgrade Node.js Versions Renovate is an open source tool by Mend for developers and DevOps that automatically creates pull requests (PRs) for dependency updates.

Variable to have npm-installed binaries picked up: We recommend prepending the following path to your PATH environment configure -prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/node/0.8.11 I was upgrading Node.js node through Homebrew's brew upgrade, and it didn't link correctly.

Brew upgrade node