Cannot run node/install-packages running using a Ramdisk

[tomsquest]

Orb version: circleci/node@5

What happened:

Cannot run node/install-packages running using a Ramdisk (CircleCI doc).

Extract from config.yml:

    working_directory: /mnt/ramdisk
    steps:
      - checkout
      - node/install-packages

Error:

ln: failed to create hard link '/tmp/node-project-lockfile' => 'package-lock.json': Invalid cross-device link

Expected behavior:

Running in a Ramdisk should still allow to install packages.

Additional Information:

Full error:

#!/bin/bash -eo pipefail
if [ -f "package-lock.json" ]; then
  echo "Found package-lock.json file, assuming lockfile"
  ln package-lock.json /tmp/node-project-lockfile
elif [ -f "npm-shrinkwrap.json" ]; then
  echo "Found npm-shrinkwrap.json file, assuming lockfile"
  ln npm-shrinkwrap.json /tmp/node-project-lockfile
elif [ -f "yarn.lock" ]; then
  echo "Found yarn.lock file, assuming lockfile"
  ln yarn.lock /tmp/node-project-lockfile
fi
ln package.json /tmp/node-project-package.json

Found package-lock.json file, assuming lockfile
ln: failed to create hard link '/tmp/node-project-lockfile' => 'package-lock.json': Invalid cross-device link

Exited with code exit status 1

CircleCI received exit code 1

config.yml:

version: 2.1

orbs:
  node: circleci/node@5

jobs:
  build:
    docker:
      - image: cimg/node:14.18.1
    working_directory: /mnt/ramdisk
    steps:
      - checkout
      - node/install-packages:
          include-branch-in-cache-key: false

Edit: upgraded to circleci/node@5

[Jaryt]

Hi! Thanks for reporting. I believe using symbolic links rather than hardlinking the file may solve this issue.