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+const chalk = require('chalk');
+
+// check that fsevents is available if we're on macOS
+if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+  try {
+    require.resolve('fsevents');
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`${chalk.red('error')} Dependency postinstall check failed.`);
+    console.error(
+      chalk.red(`
+        The fsevents driver is not installed properly.
+        If you are running a new version of Node, please
+        ensure that it is supported by the fsevents library.
+
+        You can try installing again with \`${chalk.cyan('yarn install --force')}\`
+      `)
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+console.log(`${chalk.green('success')} Dependency postinstall check passed.`);