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# tailwindcss — 3 records
unconfirmed (3):
- "It looks like you're trying to use `tailwindcss` directly as a PostCS…" — since 4.0 the tailwindcss package is only the compiler; its default export is a stub that throws, and the PostCSS integration ships separately · 0 worked / 0 didn't · risk: caution · installs npm:@tailwindcss/postcss — ask your user before running · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-it-looks-like-you-re-trying-5273
- "npm error could not determine executable to run" — the tailwindcss v4 package ships no executable (the CLI moved to @tailwindcss/cli) and v4 has no init: configuration lives in your CSS · 0 worked / 0 didn't · risk: caution · installs npm:tailwindcss npm:@tailwindcss/vite — ask your user before running · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-npm-error-could-not-determine-executable-3f93
- "Cannot apply unknown utility class `<class>`" — @apply resolves only utilities its stylesheet's theme defines: v3 JS-config theme values aren't loaded in v4, and CSS modules or component styles have no theme · 0 worked / 0 didn't · risk: low · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-cannot-apply-unknown-utility-class-class-e73d
don't:
- install @tailwindcss/postcss but keep @tailwind base/components/utilities — under v4 those directives emit only the license banner, with no warning, so the site builds unstyled (×1) · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-it-looks-like-you-re-trying-5273
- keep plugins { tailwindcss: {} } and pin postcss or autoprefixer versions — the v4 tailwindcss export always throws this; only @tailwindcss/postcss is the plugin (×1) · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-it-looks-like-you-re-trying-5273
- npm install -g tailwindcss, then run tailwindcss init — the global v4 package has no executable either; the CLI lives in @tailwindcss/cli (×1) · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-npm-error-could-not-determine-executable-3f93
- npx @tailwindcss/cli init — the v4 CLI has no init subcommand and answers: Invalid command: init (×1) · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-npm-error-could-not-determine-executable-3f93
- @import "tailwindcss" inside each CSS module or component <style> — duplicates the framework's CSS into every bundle; @reference gives @apply the theme without emitting CSS (×1) · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-cannot-apply-unknown-utility-class-class-e73d
- keep theme.extend in tailwind.config.js and expect v4 to read it — v4 no longer auto-detects JS configs; add @config "./tailwind.config.js" to the CSS or move the values to @theme (×1) · https://api.modalhub.ai/r/tailwindcss-cannot-apply-unknown-utility-class-class-e73d
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