fix #462: add info about "ignore-scripts"

evanw · Oct 16, 2020 · efb3350 · efb3350
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diff --git a/npm/esbuild/bin/esbuild b/npm/esbuild/bin/esbuild
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-throw new Error(`esbuild: Failed to install correctly`);
+throw new Error(`esbuild: Failed to install correctly
+
+Make sure you don't have "ignore-scripts" set to true. You can check this with
+"npm config get ignore-scripts". If that returns true you can reset it back to
+false using "npm config set ignore-scripts false" and then reinstall esbuild.
+`);