Update EROFS error to be a bit more informative.

2026-04-29 12:35:34 +08:00 · 2014-06-24 18:33:33 -04:00
parent fd1e8b0f83
commit c08715478a
1 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/lib/utils/error-handler.js
+++ b/lib/utils/error-handler.js
@@ -278,8 +278,9 @@ function errorHandler (er) {
  case "EROFS":
    log.error("rofs", [er.message
              ,"This is most likely not a problem with npm itself"
-              ,"and is related to read-only permissions."
-              ,"\nVerify that the file system is not read-only."
+              ,"and is related to the file system being read-only."
+              ,"\nOften virtualized file systems, or other file systems"
+              ,"that don't support symlinks, give this error."
              ].join("\n"))
    break