Cannot lookup for the global linked node_modules

[mjbvz]

From @nguyennb9 on May 15, 2017 5:25

• VSCode Version: Code 1.12.1 (f6868fce3eeb16663840eb82123369dec6077a9b, 2017-05-04T21:18:32.269Z)
• OS Version: Darwin x64 16.5.0
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In my project, I create a lib module and linked it to the global module by command npm link: (https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/link). But in the editor, I cannot navigate to that module.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a node module name my_lib, make it global by npm link
   Extra step is to check if it work correctly by npm -g ls | grep my_lib
2. In your code, import that lib:
   const my_lib = require('my_lib');
3. Try to using the inner function, CMD + click, find the function... VSCode cannot navigate to the linked folder.

Copied from original issue: microsoft/vscode#26633

[mjbvz]

From @nguyennb9 on June 8, 2017 5:24

How was this issue so far?

[mjbvz]

From @nguyennb9 on September 7, 2017 1:36

Well, how can I do this manually?

[mjbvz]

Moving over to TS. I gave this a quick try but also wasn't able to get a npm linked module to be picked up by intellisense

[mhegazy]

Duplicate of #8760

[typescript-bot]

Automatically closing this issue for housekeeping purposes. The issue labels indicate that it is unactionable at the moment or has already been addressed.