affaan-m/ECC · error

Warning: ${pmName} is not installed on your system

Error message

Warning: ${pmName} is not installed on your system

What it means

setGlobal in the package-manager setup script warns that the package manager being set as global is not detected on the system. The setting is still recorded, but the chosen PM binary is unavailable; install it or pick one of the detected managers.

Source

Thrown at scripts/setup-package-manager.js:124

    console.log(`${pmName}${current}`);
    console.log(`  Installed: ${installed ? 'Yes' : 'No'}`);
    console.log(`  Lock file: ${config.lockFile}`);
    console.log(`  Install: ${config.installCmd}`);
    console.log(`  Run: ${config.runCmd}`);
    console.log('');
  }
}

function setGlobal(pmName) {
  if (!PACKAGE_MANAGERS[pmName]) {
    console.error(`Error: Unknown package manager "${pmName}"`);
    console.error(`Available: ${Object.keys(PACKAGE_MANAGERS).join(', ')}`);
    process.exit(1);
  }

  const available = getAvailablePackageManagers();
  if (!available.includes(pmName)) {
    console.warn(`Warning: ${pmName} is not installed on your system`);
  }

  try {
    setPreferredPackageManager(pmName);
    console.log(`\n✓ Global preference set to: ${pmName}`);
    console.log('  Saved to: ~/.claude/package-manager.json');
    console.log('');
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(`Error: ${err.message}`);
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

function setProject(pmName) {
  if (!PACKAGE_MANAGERS[pmName]) {
    console.error(`Error: Unknown package manager "${pmName}"`);
    console.error(`Available: ${Object.keys(PACKAGE_MANAGERS).join(', ')}`);
    process.exit(1);

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Solutions

1. Install the named package manager or select an installed alternative.
2. Set CLAUDE_PACKAGE_MANAGER to a package manager that exists on the system.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at scripts/setup-package-manager.js:124 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of affaan-m/ECC@06c5e118c4 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6ef4c2972e5aec83. Report an issue: GitHub.