CDS cli npm install Error @sap/cds-dk Windows (ELIFECYCLE)

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If you try to install the new NPM Package for CDS command line tools - @Sap/cds-dk (CAP https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/about/#tools-support) on your local Windows machine you may get this error "npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE" and installation fails.

npm install -global @sap/cds-dk

 

Luckily SAP provide a hint:

The command 'cds' has moved from library @sap/cds to @sap/cds-dk.

It is recommended to remove the global version of @sap/cds and

reinstall @sap/cds-dk via

    npm rm -g @sap/cds

    npm i -g @sap/cds-dk

 

So you do as you're told:

npm rm -g @sap/cds



npm i -g @sap/cds-dk

 

and... Damn!


 

Solution

Find your installation directory of the global npm packages (usually C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules)

npm root -g

 

rd C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@sap\cds /S

 

And finally

npm install -global @sap/cds-dk

 

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