When using projectile with the npm config I get npm command not found

[suityou01]

Expected behavior

npm commands execute correctly

Actual behavior

npm start
zsh:1: command not found: npm

Steps to reproduce the problem

Configure your default shell to zsh
Install projectile
Add config for npm from the projectile documentation
Open an npm project inside emacs using C-p p
Try and run the project using C-p u

Environment & Version information

Arch
Node v20.17.0
Nvm 0.40.1
zsh 5.9

Projectile version information

Projectile 20240901.1554

Emacs version

29.4

Operating system

Arch

[bbatsov]

Likely you're Emacs's exec-path is not properly configured. Using a package like https://github.com/purcell/exec-path-from-shell will probably solve this issue for you.

[suityou01]

That didn't fix it sadly. I noticed that if I run an eshell I get the problem, but with shell I don't. Does this help narrow it down? What mode does the compilation window use?

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[bbatsov]

@suityou01 The problem is not related to the mode, but rather to the ability of Emacs to see something on its own version of the PATH. That's why I thought the package I suggested should help, but perhaps you'll have to set exec-path manually in Emacs.