VS code failing to collect mops packages

Developers
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Hi Idk whats happened with mops packages recently but its bugging out my VS Code. I have made sure everything is up to date but get this error and then failures to import any mops packages in my vs code

Error while resolving Motoko packages: Error while running defaults.build.packtool in dfx.json config file: Command failed: mops sources /bin/sh: mops: command not found

my code runs fine but just get annoying vs code syntax highlighting

if i run mops sources from my command line it works perfectly fine

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did you install by npm?

if yes try change mops source to npx ic-mops sources

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I had this issue yesterday:

Error while resolving Motoko packages: Error while running defaults.build.packtool in dfx.json config file: Command failed: mops sources /bin/sh: mops: command not found

and resolved it by changing my config’d shell to zsh and restarting…I also noticed that it seems my code plugin runs faster which is interesting.

check VSCode Shell Configuration

Ensure that VSCode is using the same shell as your terminal:

  • Go to Settings in VSCode.
  • Search for “terminal.integrated.shell.osx” (or the relevant OS you’re using).
  • Make sure it points to the same shell you use in your terminal (/bin/bash, /bin/zsh, etc.).