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Unable to split gulpfile #2255
Description
What were you expecting to happen?
Following the directions for splitting a gulpfile, I created a folder in the root of my repo called "gulpfile". I then moved my currently working ./gulpfile.js to ./gulpfile/index.js. Running gulp (via npx gulp), I would expect gulp to find the index.js file and execute the default task.
What actually happened?
Gulp reports No gulpfile found
What version of gulp are you using?
4.0.0
What versions of npm and node are you using?
npm: 6.4.1
node: 10.12.0
I'm not sure if this is a bug in the documentation or a bug with gulp-cli, so I figured I would start here.
Activity
phated commentedon Oct 25, 2018
Don't run gulp with npx. That's not a tested or supported pattern.
ZebraFlesh commentedon Oct 26, 2018
Changed to a global installation (
npm i -g gulp@next) and still the same result:No gulpfile foundphated commentedon Oct 26, 2018
Why are you installing
gulp@nextglobally? Install the CLI as documented at https://gulpjs.com/docs/en/getting-started/quick-startphated commentedon Oct 26, 2018
@ZebraFlesh besides those issues, I did actually find a typo in the documentation. It's supposed to say that the directory is named
gulpfile.js- sorry for the confusion.ZebraFlesh commentedon Oct 26, 2018
Global installation: I had missed that part of the upgrade instructions, thank you for pointing it out.
And thanks for the doc change, works great now!
phated commentedon Oct 26, 2018
No problem! Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
(Btw, the reason we don't recommend npx is because the "correct" CLI bin is shipped with
gulp-cliwhich would make the commandnpx -p gulp-cli gulpwhich is pretty awkward)