Error while installing Coffee-script@1.12.8 'invalid or unexpected token'

[eashi]

When I try to install like below I get the error.
I am using NPM 5.6.0 on a Windows 10 Machine .

npm install -g coffee-script@1.12.8
C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\cake -> C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\coffee-script\bin\cake
C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\coffee -> C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\coffee-script\bin\coffee

coffee-script@1.12.8 postinstall C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\coffee-script
node --eval 'if (require("./package.json").name === "coffee-script") { var red, yellow, cyan, reset; red = yellow = cyan = reset = ""; if (!process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COLORS) { red = "\x1b[31m"; yellow = "\x1b[33m"; cyan = "\x1b[36m"; reset = "\x1b[0m"; } console.warn(red + "CoffeeScript has moved!" + reset + " Please update references to " + yellow + ""coffee-script"" + reset + " to use " + yellow + ""coffeescript"" + reset + " (no hyphen) instead."); console.warn("Also, a new major version has been released under the " + yellow + "coffeescript" + reset + " name on NPM. This new release targets modern JavaScript, with minimal breaking changes. Learn more at " + cyan + "http://coffeescript.org" + reset + "."); console.warn(""); }'

'if
^^^
SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
at createScript (vm.js:56:10)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:97:10)
at Object. (eval-wrapper:6:22)
at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
at evalScript (bootstrap_node.js:354:27)
at run (bootstrap_node.js:123:11)
at run (bootstrap_node.js:390:7)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:122:9)
at bootstrap_node.js:505:3
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! coffee-script@1.12.8 postinstall: node --eval 'if (require("./package.json").name === "coffee-script") { var red, yellow, cyan, reset; red = yellow = cyan = reset = ""; if (!process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COLORS) { red = "\x1b[31m"; yellow = "\x1b[33m"; cyan = "\x1b[36m"; reset = "\x1b[0m"; } console.warn(red + "CoffeeScript has moved!" + reset + " Please update references to " + yellow + "\"coffee-script\"" + reset + " to use " + yellow + "\"coffeescript\"" + reset + " (no hyphen) instead."); console.warn("Also, a new major version has been released under the " + yellow + "coffeescript" + reset + " name on NPM. This new release targets modern JavaScript, with minimal breaking changes. Learn more at " + cyan + "http://coffeescript.org" + reset + "."); console.warn(""); }'
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the coffee-script@1.12.8 postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2017-11-30T08_12_56_775Z-debug.log

[mapohjola]

Experiencing the same thing with npm 3.10.10 on win 10

[Liam-Ryan]

Seeing the same with npm 5.3.0

[vendethiel]

To be clear, if you are able to change your dep, you should use coffeescript instead of coffee-script. The issue remains for nested deps.

[sharmasourabh]

Same issue is there for Windows 10 and npm 5.5.1

[weihsth]

Same issue here Windows 8.1 & npm 3.5.2. Karma is loading the coffeescript package.

[4O4]

I don't want to hurry you, but is there any ETA? This is a critical issue for most of us :)

[vadymlab]

Why did not you use "deprecated" field from package.json?
We are waiting for your fix, since we have dropped the production release now. We use a third-party library that uses your library.

[garvik]

As a quick workaround, you can reference an older version of the library in your package.json.
"coffee-script": "1.12.7" worked in my case.

[4O4]

My package.json looks funny now with typescript and coffeescript side by side 😄 But it works, thanks @garvik

[pmaza]

The problem is that many third-party libraries use this library.

[meowthing]

+1 @pmaza. I'm new to node, is there a way to enforce the use of a version for a package globally?

[henrikmerlander]

@garvik 's solution worked for me, even though I have only third party dependencies on this library.

[vendethiel]

I don't want to hurry you, but is there any ETA? This is a critical issue for most of us :)

I do not have npm access. Paging @GeoffreyBooth.

[pmaza]

@meowthing I've just solved it right now installing "coffee-script@1.12.7" as a dev dependency.
Thanks @garvik!!