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cjm2671
cjm2671

Reputation: 19476

Bower ignores my .bowerrc

I'm trying to use bower for the first time, I've got a .bowerrc that reads:

{
  "directory": "www/components",
  "json": "config/bower.json"
}

but for some reason it seems to ignore it. When executing bower install in this folder nothing happens, whereas when I swap into the 'config' folder and run it again, it correctly installs the packages (albeit in the wrong relative location).

Why might .bowerrc be ignored?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5505

Answers (1)

Sasidhar Vanga
Sasidhar Vanga

Reputation: 3404

As per the current configuration mentioned in Configuration Document, .bowerrc doesn't support json property.

So, we need to have bower.json file to issue bower install in the current folder.

How about creating a Symbolic Link of bower.json from config folder to the root folder and ignoring this link in SVN/GIT. Definitely it is not a good idea but to keep all configuration files in a separate config folder you may try it. Also this extra step is needed for new users while setting up the environment.

Upvotes: 4

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