Yeoman seems to install but does not run; dependency checker can't see it

[shodanuk]

I've installed everything that the dependency checker script asks for and have attempted to installed Yeoman with:

node install -g yeoman

.. both with and without sudo. In either case, Yeoman "appears" to install ie. lots of output, no errors but doesn't actually run when I enter "yeoman" and when I run the dependency checker script again, it still says it hasn't installed.

I can see a yeoman folder in ~./npm and that contains a 0.9.1 folder containing a package folder etc.

I'm on OSX Mountain Lion and am running Node 0.8.8 installed via Brew.

[JoeCianflone]

I have the same issue. I'm on OSX 10.6 all my dependencies are up-to-date. I also tried to run yeoman, to see if it was just a bug with the dependency checker, but it says the command is not found and nothing happens.

[addyosmani]

Sorry you've been having trouble getting Yeoman installed!.

• Could you check that when you tried installing you used npm install -g yeoman rather than node install as you mentioned in your ticket?
• If the above doesn't help, could you share with us what output you get when you enter in "yeoman"?. Also, when you run the dep. checker again, could you share the output you get?

[JoeCianflone]

I was defiantly doing npm, not node, and it wasn't working here is everything I got when I try the install again:

'admin: /Users/admin/Sites

sudo npm install -g yeoman
Password:
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/yeoman
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/yeoman
npm http GET https://nodeload.github.com/cowboy/grunt/tarball/0ba6d4b529
npm http GET https://nodeload.github.com/yeoman/generators/tarball/e6215f53f6
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bower
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/open/0.0.2
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/requirejs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-css
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/connect
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/html-minifier
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/which
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cheerio
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/request
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream-ignore/0.0.5
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tar
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/coffee-script
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-jasmine-task
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/faye-websocket
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/shelljs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/prompt
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-mocha
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-collections
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/open/0.0.2
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bower
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/connect
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
npm WARN package.json connect@2.2.2 No README.md file found!
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/which
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/html-minifier
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cheerio
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/request
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/tar
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream-ignore/0.0.5
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-css
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/requirejs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-jasmine-task
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/coffee-script
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/faye-websocket
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/shelljs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/prompt
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-mocha
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-collections
npm http 200 https://nodeload.github.com/yeoman/generators/tarball/e6215f53f6
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
npm http 200 https://nodeload.github.com/cowboy/grunt/tarball/0ba6d4b529
npm WARN excluding symbolic link test/fixtures/octocat-link.png -> octocat.png
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/temporary
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/winston
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/async
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cheerio-select
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/htmlparser2
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/block-stream
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/entities
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/growl
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/temporary
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/pkginfo
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tmp
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/vows
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/archy
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/async
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/glob
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/async
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/winston
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/semver
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/request
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/hogan.js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/htmlparser2
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cheerio-select
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/block-stream
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/entities
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/vows
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/growl
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/tmp
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/archy
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/async
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/glob
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/semver
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/request
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/hogan.js
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/CSSselect
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/package
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/optimist
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/npmlog
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/slide
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/0.4.2
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/1.2.4
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/1.0.9
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/crc/0.1.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/package
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/CSSselect
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/npmlog
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/slide
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/0.4.2
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/1.2.4
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/1.0.9
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/eyes
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/diff
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/debug
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/crc/0.1.0
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/optimist
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/diff
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/eyes
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/CSSwhat
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/eyes
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/loggly
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-trace
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/async
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/dateformat/1.0.2-1.2.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-whatev
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/CSSwhat
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/hooker
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/jshint
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nodeunit
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/semver
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore.string
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/temporary
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/gzip-js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/dateformat/1.0.2-1.2.3
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/async
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/hooker
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-whatev
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/nodeunit
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/jshint
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/semver
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/underscore.string
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/temporary
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/gzip-js
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/eyes
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/loggly
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-trace
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/crc32
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/deflate-js
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/package
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cli/0.4.3
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/timespan
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cli/0.4.3
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/timespan
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/crc32
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/deflate-js
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/package
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/glob
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/tap
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/glob
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/tap
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/difflet
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-equal
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-equal
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/slide
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/runforcover
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-equal
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/slide
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/difflet
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-equal
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/runforcover
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bunker
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/traverse
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/charm
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bunker
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/burrito
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/traverse
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/charm
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/burrito
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/traverse
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/traverse
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js
/usr/local/share/npm/bin/yeoman -> /usr/local/share/npm/lib/node_modules/yeoman/bin/yeoman
/usr/local/share/npm/bin/_yeomaninsight -> /usr/local/share/npm/lib/node_modules/yeoman/bin/yeomaninsight.py
yeoman@0.9.1 /usr/local/share/npm/lib/node_modules/yeoman
├── which@1.0.5
├── open@0.0.2
├── colors@0.6.0-1
├── mkdirp@0.3.4
├── faye-websocket@0.4.3
├── rimraf@2.0.2 (graceful-fs@1.1.10)
├── shelljs@0.0.6
├── request@2.9.203
├── coffee-script@1.3.3
├── html-minifier@0.4.5
├── fstream@0.1.19 (inherits@1.0.0, graceful-fs@1.1.10)
├── tar@0.1.13 (inherits@1.0.0, block-stream@0.0.6)
├── fstream-ignore@0.0.5 (inherits@1.0.0, minimatch@0.2.6)
├── requirejs@2.0.6
├── grunt-mocha@0.1.5 (growl@1.6.0, temporary@0.0.4)
├── grunt-jasmine-task@0.2.3 (temporary@0.0.4)
├── clean-css@0.3.3 (optimist@0.1.9)
├── cheerio@0.9.2 (entities@0.1.1, htmlparser2@2.3.0, underscore@1.3.3, cheerio-select@0.0.3)
├── connect@2.2.2 (mime@1.2.4, qs@0.4.2, debug@0.7.0, formidable@1.0.9, crc@0.1.0)
├── bower@0.1.0 (archy@0.0.2, tmp@0.0.14, semver@1.0.14, async@0.1.22, underscore@1.3.3, nopt@2.0.0, vows@0.6.4, read-package-json@0.1.5, glob@3.1.12, request@2.11.1, hogan.js@2.0.0)
├── es6-collections@0.2.0
├── prompt@0.1.12 (pkginfo@0.2.3, async@0.1.22, winston@0.5.11)
├── yeoman-generators@0.0.1
└── grunt@0.4.0a (dateformat@1.0.2-1.2.3, semver@1.0.14, hooker@0.2.3, async@0.1.22, underscore@1.3.3, underscore.string@2.1.1, nopt@1.0.10, temporary@0.0.4, gzip-js@0.3.1, glob-whatev@0.1.8, uglify-js@1.2.6, jshint@0.7.3, nodeunit@0.7.4)

admin: /Users/admin/Sites

yeoman
-bash: yeoman: command not found'

I'm hoping it's just something I did, but I have no idea what I did wrong here...

[shodanuk]

My bad, the node install thing was a typo. I can confirm that was using npm install. Hopefully the following will help:

• Dependency checker output
• npm install -g yeoman output
• "yeoman" simply outputs "yeoman: command not found"

[JoeCianflone]

Ditto for me

[kennonb]

I'm running into this same issue.

OS X 10.8.2
Node 0.8.8 via Homebrew

Dependency Check
Install Output

[paulirish]

you'll need to augment your PATH object.. the binary is in place, but not found within your shell

you see this line in the output above?

/usr/local/share/npm/bin/yeoman -> /usr/local/share/npm/lib/node_modules/yeoman/bin/yeoman

The parent folder of npm binaries needs to be in your PATH.
In your case its /usr/local/share/npm/bin though mine is /usr/local/bin ..

easiest for you is probably adding this line to the end of your .bash_profile:

export PATH=/usr/local/share/npm/bin:$PATH

[JoeCianflone]

That fixed it for me. Thanks for all your help.

[shodanuk]

Yup adding /usr/local/share/npm/bin to my PATH fixed it for me too. I already had /usr/local/bin in there. Thanks @paulirish & @addyosmani !

[bvasko]

worked for me too - thanks!

[mrosvik]

export PATH=/usr/local/share/npm/bin:$PATH
worked for me too! :D

[seanmcclory]

export PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules:$PATH worked for me

[mcamiano]

This seems more like a bug in documentation. Just saw this on an OSX 10.7.5 install.

[sawant]

Had the same issue on OSX 10.9, with Node (and NPM) installed through Homebrew. Adding /usr/local/share/npm/bin to $PATH fixed it.