anyone use watchify on linux? shouldn't it automatically be using inotify?

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I'm on Linux trying to use watchify and keep getting

Error: Cannot find module 'fsevents' from ~/dir

Why is fsevents even being considered by my system? Isn't it strictly a Mac tool? How do I get node to use inotify as its default file monitor instead of fsevents? Specifically, I want watchify to wrap files before and after file changes. Why is this?

I've tried using node-inotify but for some reason I'm still getting

npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents@1.0.14

According to this, inotify should just kick in automatically since I'm on Linux.

Try webpack & `webpack-dev-server` instead? – hendry Oct 07 '16 at 05:24 — hendry, Oct 07 '16 at 05:24
same happens. requires the mac 'fsevents' – ddaaggeett Oct 08 '16 at 17:16 — ddaaggeett, Oct 08 '16 at 17:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 11 '16 at 16:22

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There is no inotify support on the mac (it's a Linux kernel interface), so you cannot do this.

answered Oct 11 '16 at 16:22

Wez Furlong

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i reworded the original post for clarity – ddaaggeett Oct 12 '16 at 14:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '16 at 04:07

instead of using watchify/browserify bundles, consider using webpack --watch as a powerful alternative for modular bundling. if you're using linux, engage inotify with

echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p

this is straight from the webpack docs under troubleshooting

anyone use watchify on linux? shouldn't it automatically be using inotify?

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