# cannot run node bin/cm.js install
**URL:** https://discuss.codemirror.net/t/cannot-run-node-bin-cm-js-install/8228
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 11, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.codemirror.net/t/cannot-run-node-bin-cm-js-install/8228 "2024-05-11T12:56:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@petelomax](https://discuss.codemirror.net/u/petelomax)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.codemirror.net/t/cannot-run-node-bin-cm-js-install/8228/1 "2024-05-11T12:56:02Z")
Running npm install
npm error code EISDIR
npm error syscall symlink
npm error path F:\misc\phix\cmd\dev\codemirror
npm error dest F:\misc\phix\cmd\dev\node\_modules\codemirror
npm error errno -4068
npm error EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, symlink ‘F:\misc\phix\cmd\dev\codemirror’ → ‘F:\misc\phix\cmd\dev\node\_modules\codemirror’
node -v: v22.1.0
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### Author:  [@marijn](https://discuss.codemirror.net/u/marijn)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.codemirror.net/t/cannot-run-node-bin-cm-js-install/8228/2 "2024-05-11T13:13:55Z")
There’s not real reason to use this script unless you’re planning to hack on multiple different CodeMirror packages at the same time. It doesn’t currently work on Windows.
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### Author:  [@petelomax](https://discuss.codemirror.net/u/petelomax)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.codemirror.net/t/cannot-run-node-bin-cm-js-install/8228/3 "2024-05-11T14:18:32Z")
You would not believe the frankly ridiculous amount of effort I have put into just trying to get a simple codemirror edit/run system going, or how many brick walls I have run into.