[GH-ISSUE #62] Tool is having dependency issues #26

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kerem · 2026-03-02T02:53:06+03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:53:06 +03:00

Originally created by @gtkacz on GitHub (Jul 17, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/artiebits/fake-git-history/issues/62

Describe the bug
Can't run the tool due to dependency resolving

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Clone repo
Use node version v23.9.0 and npx version 10.9.2
Run npx fake-git-history --preview

Expected behavior
The tool to generate commit preview

Stacktrace

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1408
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'meow'
Require stack:
- /home/gtkacz/docs/personal/fake-git-history/src/cli.js
    at Function._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1405:15)
    at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:19)
    at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1066:22)
    at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215:37)
    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1491:12)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:135:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/gtkacz/docs/personal/fake-git-history/src/cli.js:3:14)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1734:14) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [ '/home/gtkacz/docs/personal/fake-git-history/src/cli.js' ]
}

Node.js v23.9.0

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

Originally created by @gtkacz on GitHub (Jul 17, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/artiebits/fake-git-history/issues/62 **Describe the bug** Can't run the tool due to dependency resolving **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Clone repo 2. Use node version v23.9.0 and npx version 10.9.2 3. Run `npx fake-git-history --preview` **Expected behavior** The tool to generate commit preview **Stacktrace** ``` node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1408 throw err; ^ Error: Cannot find module 'meow' Require stack: - /home/gtkacz/docs/personal/fake-git-history/src/cli.js at Function._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1405:15) at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:19) at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1066:22) at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215:37) at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24) at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1491:12) at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:135:16) at Object.<anonymous> (/home/gtkacz/docs/personal/fake-git-history/src/cli.js:3:14) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1734:14) { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND', requireStack: [ '/home/gtkacz/docs/personal/fake-git-history/src/cli.js' ] } Node.js v23.9.0 ``` **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here.

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-02 02:53:06 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:53:06 +03:00

@sht commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2025):

It will work if you stick meow v8

By default npm install installs the latest version of meow which doesn't support the defined function because meow version is not pinned.

Fix by:

npm uninstall meow
npm install meow@8

and it will work 🍺

@sht commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2025): It will work if you stick `meow v8` By default `npm install` installs the latest version of `meow` which doesn't support the defined function because `meow` version is not pinned. Fix by: - npm uninstall meow - npm install meow@8 and it will work 🍺

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:53:06 +03:00

@gtkacz commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2025):

@sht the project's package.json file specifies meow 13.2.0 though?

@gtkacz commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2025): @sht the project's package.json file specifies meow 13.2.0 though?

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:53:06 +03:00

@artiebits commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2025):

Apologies for the delay in response. You don’t need to clone this repository and run npx fake-git-history inside it. Simply run npx fake-git-history in your terminal, but outside of any npm project.

@artiebits commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2025): Apologies for the delay in response. You don’t need to clone this repository and run `npx fake-git-history` inside it. Simply run `npx fake-git-history` in your terminal, but outside of any npm project.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-15 02:20:32 +03:00

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