npm install, post install of hugo package blows up on install on wsl

[wsor4035]

see title - tested on wsl, havent checked elsewhere
works on actual linux

[mark-wiemer]

Can you share the err message? What distro is installed in WSL? I'm assuming this is WSL2?

[mark-wiemer]

Per the err msg shared privately, looks like this is the culprit:

...
npm WARN cleanup ]
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\user\redacted\dev.luanti.org\node_modules\hugo-extended
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node postinstall.js
npm ERR! '\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\user\redacted\dev.luanti.org\node_modules\hugo-extended'
npm ERR! CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
npm ERR! UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
npm ERR! node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1078
npm ERR!   throw err;
npm ERR!   ^
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Windows\postinstall.js'
...

Specifically

npm ERR! UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.

Others have seen similar issues:

1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75039437/not-able-to-use-a-npm-start-from-wsl-unc-paths-are-not-supported
2. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74000168/running-an-express-server-from-wsl-unc-paths-are-not-supported

I'd close as out-of-scope. If folks want to use WSL, they're responsible for configuring it appropriately. This issue is now a good enough starting guide, the err msg itself seems "googlable" into the future as well