node.js - Custom script in NPM package.json is ignored, runs as standalone

Question

in my package.json I have these scripts:

"scripts": 
{
 "lint": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint src",
 "build": "npm run clean && npm run dev && npm run prod",
 "tsc": "./node_modules/.bin/tsc",
 "dev": "./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.dev.js",
 "prod": "./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.prod.js",
 "clean": "del /q inet-henge*.js* dist",
 "watch": "./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.dev.js --watch",
 "postinstall": "copy inet-henge.js "..\flask\customer_topology\static""
}

But for some reason postinstall is completely ignored when i run npm run build. When I run it as standalone script, it runs, the file is copied to the new location. Path is correct. What could be the problem, I am on Windows

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65885240/custom-script-in-npm-package-json-is-ignored-runs-as-standalone

Answer 1

post<x> runs after <x> so postinstall runs after install and if you want a script to run after build it should be called postbuild See https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/using-npm/scripts for more details.