`requestPointerLock` example not working

[quinton-ashley]

Not working on latest Chrome or Safari on macOS

https://p5js.org/reference/p5/requestPointerLock/

Would you like to work on the issue?

no

[Sudarshan-21]

@lindapaiste while running "npm install --legacy-peer-deps" on linux, I am getting this error, is this something related to my local machine or is there anything I am doing wrong

[Harshit-7373]

@lindapaiste @Sudarshan-21 @raclim

1. Clear the npm cache by running. (npm cache clean --force)
2. Run the installation again with the legacy peer dependency flag by running. (npm install --legacy-peer-deps)
3. If the problem persists, try forcing the installation by running. npm install --force

[dmarcotte]

Looks like this is due to using an incorrect npm version—newer npm versions give the error, but with node version 16.14.2 and npm version 8.5.0, the install succeeds.

This node/npm combo is specified in docs contributor_docs/installation.md—I initially missed it too.

Here's some console output demonstrating the issue and the fix:

$ npm -v
11.2.0

$ npm install
npm error code ERESOLVE
npm error ERESOLVE could not resolve
npm error
npm error While resolving: [email protected]
npm error Found: [email protected]
npm error node_modules/eslint
npm error   dev eslint@"^7.31.0" from the root project
npm error   peer eslint@"^7.5.0 || ^8.0.0" from @babel/[email protected]
npm error   node_modules/@babel/eslint-parser
npm error     dev @babel/eslint-parser@"^7.17.0" from the root project
npm error   9 more (eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-import, ...)
npm error
npm error Could not resolve dependency:
npm error peer eslint@"^4.9.0" from [email protected]
npm error node_modules/eslint-config-airbnb
npm error   dev eslint-config-airbnb@"^16.1.0" from the root project
npm error
npm error Conflicting peer dependency: [email protected]
npm error node_modules/eslint
npm error   peer eslint@"^4.9.0" from [email protected]
npm error   node_modules/eslint-config-airbnb
npm error     dev eslint-config-airbnb@"^16.1.0" from the root project
npm error
npm error Fix the upstream dependency conflict, or retry
npm error this command with --force or --legacy-peer-deps
npm error to accept an incorrect (and potentially broken) dependency resolution.
npm error
npm error
npm error For a full report see:
npm error /Users/daniel/.npm/_logs/2025-04-05T21_12_01_031Z-eresolve-report.txt
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /Users/daniel/.npm/_logs/2025-04-05T21_12_01_031Z-debug-0.log

$ nvm use 16.14.2
Now using node v16.14.2 (npm v8.5.0)

$ npm install
npm WARN EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm WARN EBADENGINE   package: '[email protected]',
npm WARN EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=16.17' },
npm WARN EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v16.14.2', npm: '8.5.0' }
npm WARN EBADENGINE }
npm WARN EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm WARN EBADENGINE   package: '[email protected]',
npm WARN EBADENGINE   required: { node: '>=16.17.0' },
npm WARN EBADENGINE   current: { node: 'v16.14.2', npm: '8.5.0' }
npm WARN EBADENGINE }

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