[Bug] fatal syntax error in config.js not detected, but MM dies #3785
Description
Environment
doesn't matter
Which start option are you using?
npm run start
Are you using PM2?
No
Module
None
Have you tried disabling other modules?
- Yes
- No
Have you searched if someone else has already reported the issue on the forum or in the issues?
- Yes
What did you do?
Configuration
use the config.js.sample
add _ before let config
_
let config = {
Steps to reproduce the issue:
issue npm start
What did you expect to happen?
mm would report an error
npm run config:check reports no error
What actually happened?
(base) sam@sams:~/MagicMirror$ npm start
> magicmirror@2.32.0-develop start
> node --run start:x11
[2025-05-11 17:50:42.970] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.32.0-develop
[2025-05-11 17:50:42.984] [LOG] Loading config ...
[2025-05-11 17:50:42.985] [LOG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
[2025-05-11 17:50:43.085] [INFO] Checking config file /home/sam/MagicMirror/config/config.js ...
[2025-05-11 17:50:43.101] [INFO] Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :)
[2025-05-11 17:50:43.101] [INFO] Checking modules structure configuration ...
[2025-05-11 17:50:43.120] [ERROR] _ is not defined
mm ends immediately
Additional comments
No response
Participation
- I am willing to submit a pull request for this change.