--cache-folder flag is being ignored

[kevcenteno]

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug?

bug

What is the current behavior?
Yarn doesn't use the --cache-folder path; It always installs to whatever yarn config set cache-folder is set to.

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

1. yarn config set cache-folder ~/.cache/yarn-set-cache-folder
2. yarn install --cache-folder ~/.cache/yarn-flag-cache-folder

What is the expected behavior?

1. ~/.cache/yarn-flag-cache-folder has the cached modules
2. --cache-folder path should override the yarn config set cache-folder path

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version.
node.js: 4.4.7
yarn: 0.22.0
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.5

[felixfbecker]

Can confirm:

18:28 $ yarn --verbose --cache-folder /Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/
yarn install v0.22.0
verbose 0.185 current time: 2017-04-07T16:28:51.554Z
verbose 0.263 Performing "GET" request to "https://yarnpkg.com/latest-version".
warning No license field
[1/4] 🔍  Resolving packages...
[2/4] 🚚  Fetching packages...
[3/4] 🔗  Linking dependencies...
verbose 0.453 Creating directory "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen".
verbose 0.453 Creating directory "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3".
verbose 0.456 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/.npmignore" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/.npmignore".
verbose 0.457 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/README.md" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/README.md".
verbose 0.457 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/code_of_conduct.md" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/code_of_conduct.md".
verbose 0.457 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/index.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/index.js".
verbose 0.462 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/package.json" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/package.json".
verbose 0.462 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/test.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/test.js".
verbose 0.462 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/index.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/index.js".
verbose 0.462 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/factory.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/factory.js".
verbose 0.463 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/license" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/license".
verbose 0.463 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/package.json" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/package.json".
verbose 0.463 Copying "/Users/felix/Library/Caches/Yarn/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/readme.md" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/readme.md".
[4/4] 📃  Building fresh packages...
✨  Done in 0.32s.

Notice the verbose logs Copying from the default cache.

@bestander this breaks the workaround for disabling the cache (yarnpkg/rfcs#53)

[felixfbecker]

Seems to be fixed in 0.23.1:

19:22 $ yarn --verbose --cache-folder /Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/
yarn install v0.23.1
verbose 0.167 current time: 2017-04-07T17:22:34.772Z
verbose 0.243 Performing "GET" request to "https://yarnpkg.com/latest-version".
warning No license field
[1/4] 🔍  Resolving packages...
[2/4] 🚚  Fetching packages...
[3/4] 🔗  Linking dependencies...
verbose 0.385 Creating directory "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3".
verbose 0.386 Creating directory "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen".
verbose 0.389 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/index.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/index.js".
verbose 0.389 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/factory.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/factory.js".
verbose 0.389 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/license" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/license".
verbose 0.389 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/package.json" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/package.json".
verbose 0.394 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-noop3-13.8.1-0ae6414b6d7de3b6d85055cd2a920c1a0d61ad6e/readme.md" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/noop3/readme.md".
verbose 0.394 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/.npmignore" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/.npmignore".
verbose 0.394 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/README.md" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/README.md".
verbose 0.394 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/code_of_conduct.md" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/code_of_conduct.md".
verbose 0.395 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/index.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/index.js".
verbose 0.395 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/package.json" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/package.json".
verbose 0.395 Copying "/Users/felix/test/yarntestcache/v1/npm-is-thirteen-2.0.0-a2dbd0f5ab7e10a4d0186e9a0b24263224d3f9b1/test.js" to "/Users/felix/test/node_modules/is-thirteen/test.js".
[4/4] 📃  Building fresh packages...
✨  Done in 0.26s.

[bestander]

Good to close then?

[TimvdLippe]

Yes this has been fixed by @arcanis