Build: Error when installing dependencies and there is no `package.json`

[ehmicky]

Dependencies of Netlify Functions and local plugins are automatically installed. Same with plugins automatic installs. However when the repository has no package.json, this creates the following error:

npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL
npm ERR! Could not install from "../my/plugin" as it does not contain a package.json file.

This might also be an issue for missing plugins, which assume there is a package.json.

[ehmicky]

This issue has been linked to an error in Bugsnag
dependencies in Packages installation

[ehmicky]

Bug in our code

Comment added in Bugsnag by Mickael Hebert
dependencies in Packages installation

Other instances:

• https://app.bugsnag.com/netlify/netlify-build/errors/5eab3468692227001743355f
• https://app.bugsnag.com/netlify/netlify-build/errors/5eabf0ab6c5d60001792797e
• https://app.bugsnag.com/netlify/netlify-build/errors/5eabf0ec1b2a3e001740e832

[daviddarnes]

Experiencing a similar issue when using a Jekyll project with a local plugin that I've set up to demo my plugin https://github.com/daviddarnes/netlify-plugin-ghost-markdown

[ehmicky]

This issue has been linked to an error in Bugsnag
dependencies in Packages installation

[ehmicky]

An error linked to this issue has been marked as fixed in Bugsnag
dependencies in Packages installation

[ehmicky]

An error linked to this issue has been marked as fixed in Bugsnag
dependencies in Packages installation

[ehmicky]

This bug has been fixed.
To automatically install dependencies in a local plugin, either this plugin or the repository must have a package.json.