Problem installing new module (beginner), CalendarEXT3 not displaying

[sdetweil]

@Manino the question is, WHY did it not get installed properly…

the install instructions

npm install

in the module folder SHOULD have done the work already…

[Manino]

@sdetweil This is exactly what I did.

In the terminal I wrote cd MagicMirror/modules
then wrote git clone https://github.com/MMRIZE/MMM-CalendarExt3
after that, I wrote npm install

Sometimes, I did get an error says I had to do npm audit fix. I did got it the last time and now as I said it’s working. But I don’t see that as a problem. Some of the times I did not got that, and it did not work anyway.

Then I did wrote git submodule update --init --recursive
even do the guide says needless (I did test with and without), don’t know if there was any difference.

But this should work or?

[sdetweil]

@Manino said in Problem installing new module (beginner), CalendarEXT3 not displaying:

after that, I wrote npm install

after the git clone you do

cd MMM-CalendarExt3

to position prompt with proper current directory

then issue

npm install

then npm install runs and looks at package.json which has a postinstall step

    "postinstall": "git submodule update --init --recursive",

SO, IF you were in the correct folder, then this command would have been issued here …

same as you did manually… SO, that implies you did NOT use the cd command

I see the instructions also do not have that …

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
git clone https://github.com/MMRIZE/MMM-CalendarExt3
cd MMM-CalendarExt3  # missing <-----------
npm install
git submodule update --init --recursive

so that explains it…

in general, if the module instructions say npm install
you MUST manually position the terminal window in the module folder first… regardless if the instructions tell you or not…

@MMRIZE u need to fix readme

[MMRIZE]

@sdetweil
Thanks. I’ll do it right now.

I am so sorry that all the ppl have that issue due to wrong instructions.

[Manino]

@sdetweil @MMRIZE Oh really! Thank you Sam for letting me know the real problem. And you 2 guys have learned me so much these days, I really appreciate you took your time helping me.

I have now reinstall MM and begin from start. And then i did install CalendarEXT3 the correct way.