nvm is not compatible with the npm config “prefix” option:

Question

I am trying to run another NodeJS version with nvm but getting this error:

$ nvm use v4.2.4

nvm is not compatible with the npm config \"prefix\         


        

Answer 1

Just resolved the issue. I symlinked $HOME/.nvm to $DEV_ZONE/env/node/nvm directory. I was facing same issue. I replaced NVM_DIR in $HOME/.zshrc as follows

export NVM_DIR="$DEV_ZONE/env/node/nvm"

BTW, please install NVM using curl or wget command not by using brew. For more please check the comment in this issue on Github: 855#issuecomment-146115434