fix: added informative root directory install error #7596
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What & Why
I've seen many instances of people getting this error
Tracker "idealTree" already exists
which is caused by installing packages in a root directory. Examples of where I've seen it:Stack Overflow
docker/for-linux#1207
Reddit
lopau.com
In those examples, they all come from missing
WORKDIR
in the Dockerfile, but this error could also be caused by creating a new project in the root directory of an external drive in Windows.Changes Made
With this PR, an error has been added when trying to run
npm install
ornpm ci
inside of a root directory. It will tell the person that they are running the command in a root directory and that root directory installs are not allowed. It also tells the person to create a new folder and install the packages in there to fix the issue.