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I'm trying to do a pull request for Joomla! 4.

I've downloaded the repro and changed branch but now I need a working copy of J4 so I can test my code.

I try to install it the usual way but it the following message appears:

Environment Setup Incomplete

It looks like you are trying to run Joomla! from our git repository. To do so requires you complete a couple of extra steps first.

I've completed the actions on this page: https://docs.joomla.org/Special:MyLanguage/J4.x:Setting_Up_Your_Local_Environment

I believe the problem relates to node.js. But I can't prove it. I did see an error previously but it no longer shows. npm ci seems to work fine. Composer seems to work fine too.

Can anyone help me to troubleshoot what is going on?

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You will need to download and install Composer first.

Once done, open your terminal, navigate to the root of your Joomla installtion, and type in the following command:

composer install

You'll then need to install NodeJS.

Once installed, in the same terminal, run the following command:

npm i

These commands will fetch all the Joomla PHP dependencies, Javascript dependencies, compile all ES6 Javascript and put the files in their appropriate locations

You should then be able to install Joomla

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  • composer install works npm ci works, npm i works, npm install -g npm@lts works. Installing node manually also works. but I still get the same message consistently. Perhaps this was a temporary glitch and I should use the latest nightly, I'll try that.
    – Eoin
    Apr 29, 2019 at 15:02
  • Is cloning from GitHub the same as downloading a nightly build?
    – Eoin
    Apr 29, 2019 at 15:06
  • Also, when I submitted my Pull it went to J4, which I didn't want. So I need to make sure I'm on the J4 branch to commit. Which I understand. I initially cloned github.com/joomla-cms then I changed branch in PHP Storm to J4. Then I tried to push, but I couldn't because I don't have permissions. How would I clone joomla-cms, change branch, then fork it to create my new branch that I can push to which is on my own Github account?
    – Eoin
    Apr 29, 2019 at 15:14
  • Not quite. Joomla's Github repo doesnt contain all of the PHP and JS dependencies, whereas all the proper downl9adable builds do. So cloning the repo requires the 2 commands stated in my answer.
    – Lodder
    Apr 29, 2019 at 15:20
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    I dont use the UI or PHP Storm but I believe that's correct
    – Lodder
    Apr 29, 2019 at 15:38

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