Questions tagged [fsevents]
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How to solve npm install throwing fsevents warning on non-MAC OS?
Following warning is being thrown on npm install command -
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.1.2 (node_modules\rea
ct-scripts\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for…

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npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents
I'm trying to run this project.
After updating minimatch version to 3.10.9, I'm getting the following error:
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@^1.0.0…

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webpack --watch isn't compiling changed files
I tried running webpack --watch and after editing my JS files, it doesn't trigger an auto-recompilation.
I've tried reinstalling webpack using npm uninstall but it's still not working.
Any ideas?

alcedo
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How do I make my program watch for file modification in C++?
There are a lot of programs, Visual Studio for instance, that can detect when an outside program modifies a file and then reload the file if the user wants chooses. Is there a relatively easy way to do this sort of thing in C++ (doesn't necessarily…

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Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents@1.0.11
I'm using Ubuntu 15.04. While running the following command:
npm install fsevents
I'm getting following error:
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or…

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File-level filesystem change notification in Mac OS X
I want my code to be notified when any file under (either directly or indirectly) a given directory is modified. By "modified", I mean I want my code to be notified whenever a file's contents are altered, it's renamed, or it's deleted; or if a new…

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Angular CLI - ng serve - high cpu usage from node process
I am struggling with an issue where on running any angular app locally the node process linked to ng serve is using well over 100% of my CPU core's.
My current environment is:
Angular CLI: 7.3.10
Node: 11.15.0
OS: darwin x64 (Mac OS X Catalina…

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Is there any way to get rid of npm optional dependency warnings through editing package.json?
I hate warnings.
Especially when those warnings are completely ignorable.
Most warnings I encounter are non-clean code warnings and I like to have my code clean. Other warning are actual errors.
Sometimes I miss error warnings because they were…

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reloadData in NSTableView but keep current selection
I have anNSTableView showing the contents of a directory. I watch for FSEvents, and each time I get an event I reload my table view.
Unfortunately, the current selection then disappears. Is there a way to avoid that?

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Running suggested command doesn't fix NPM Vulnerability
After each installation of a new NPM module in my project I get the following error :
[!] 40 vulnerabilities found - Packages audited: 5840 (0 dev, 299 optional)
Severity: 8 Low | 24 Moderate | 8 High
So then I run npm audit and I get the…

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How to solve npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.13
if I am trying to install a new library I getting this warning. And also that library is not getting installed
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.13 (node_modules\watchpack-chokidar2\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup…

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OSX FSEventStreamEventFlags not working correctly
I am watching a directory for file system events. Everything seems to work fine with one exception. When I create a file the first time, it spits out that it was created. Then I can remove it and it says it was removed. When I go to create the same…

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(FSEvents.framework) FSEventStreamStart: register_with_server: ERROR: f2d_register_rpc() => (null) (-22)
When I run react-scripts test --env=jsdom it always display:
2018-07-04 09:57 node[61600] (FSEvents.framework) FSEventStreamStart: register_with_server: ERROR: f2d_register_rpc() => (null) (-22)
2018-07-04 09:57 node[61600] (FSEvents.framework)…

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How to monitor file changes on network mapped drives?
From what I see, network mapped drives appear as subfolders of the /Volumes folder.
What is the proper way to get file changes updates (delete/create/update) from this folder?
Would /dev/fsevents work for that?
How does Finder know about the…

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FSEvents - get PID of the process that performed the operation
On OS X, using the FSEvents API, I can easily get file and directory notifications (created, removed, etc), for paths of interest. However, I was wondering if there is any way to get the PID or name of the process that performed the operation (e.g.…

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