[Build] Install Fails when node_modules found in parent of path

[larrygeams]

Typing 'gulp build' can't build semantic and throws an error saying "Cannot find semantic.json. Run "gulp installation" to set-up Semantic though I already installed gulp

[jlukic]

How did you get semantic ui? Did you run the interactive installer?

[larrygeams]

I just followed it here.
http://semantic-ui.com/introduction/getting-started.html

I read some solution though. It says I need to copy the 'node_modules' inside my project folder and it turns out it works but is there any possible solution for this?

[jlukic]

That's really weird. Did you wait for peer dependencies to install or did you exit the process?

What version of npm are you using?

[larrygeams]

Npm version: 2.5.1

Yeah kinda weird. I just followed the instruction that's it but after gulp build the issue regading "Cannot find semantic.json. Run "gulp installation" comes up. Based here, the only solution I can find is copying the node_modules folder to the semantic project but it has tons of files. Would be great if have different solution to this case.

[mzygmunt]

I've the same problem. After copying npm_modules following solution - http://stackoverflow.com/a/31881263/375966 work fine. But it's not convenient solution.

My npm version is 2.5.1 and node 0.12.7

[hmaesta]

Is there a solution for this?

[jonathan-stone]

It worked for me when I created an empty node_modules folder in the project folder before running npm install semantic-ui --save

[fredrikolovsson]

It also worked to create an empty node_modules folder in the /semantic folder after having installed semantic (to avoid copying the parent node_modules folder).

[czechnology]

Unfortunately, creating empty node_modules directory doesn't work for me.
Why can't I somehow specify the exact location of the semantic.json config file? I'd like to separate my source files from the gulp etc. files (i.e. modules shouldn't be in my project directory at all).

[jjwilliams42]

Possible duplicate of #2056