jsipfs doesn't work outside of its repo folder

[daviddias]

This is due to the code to check the latest version, which assumes it is being run within that folder https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/src/cli/bin.js#L9-L13

This bug was introduced with yargs

error:

» jsipfs swarm connect /ip4/10.0.1.19/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmZGkoEvrdmM8m7cYAT2TNbtaw5hiarbx2Gdxx5BamXMU4
/Users/daviddias/code/js-ipfs/node_modules/update-notifier/index.js:28
                throw new Error('pkg.name and pkg.version required');
                ^

Error: pkg.name and pkg.version required
    at new UpdateNotifier (/Users/daviddias/code/js-ipfs/node_modules/update-notifier/index.js:28:9)
    at module.exports (/Users/daviddias/code/js-ipfs/node_modules/update-notifier/index.js:140:23)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/daviddias/code/js-ipfs/src/cli/bin.js:10:1)
    at Module._compile (module.js:556:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:565:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:473:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:432:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:424:3)
    at Module.runMain (module.js:590:10)
    at run (bootstrap_node.js:394:7)

[dignifiedquire]

how are you executing? through a global install?

[daviddias]

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