Using git archive to bundle dependencies in npm causes an ENOTDIR error. Sample command:
git archive devbranch | zip > ../bundle.zip
The ENOTDIR error indicates that the output from git archive isn’t being handled as expected by subsequent commands. In my experience, working around this issue involved adjusting how intermediate files are managed. Instead of piping directly from git archive to zip, I created a temporary directory, extracted the archive there, and then initiated the zip process on that directory. This two-step approach provided better control over file structure and prevented misinterpretation of the data stream, which ultimately resolved the error.
hey, try savng git archive into a tar file and then extracting it before zippng. piping directly to zip can confuse the command. hope this trick works for you as it did for me.
My experience with this type of issue taught me to avoid piping directly into zip. I once encountered a similar ENOTDIR error and solved it by first saving the output of git archive into a tar file. I then extracted this archive to a temporary folder and finally ran the zip command on that directory. This extra step allowed me to better manage the file structure and inspect the archive contents, which helped me isolate and resolve the error. Using this method provided a more robust solution to handling intermediary file data.