Cli: [BUG] EMISSINGARG on npm install

[Cohen-Carlisle]

What / Why

error on npm install

When

• on every npm install

Where

• npm installed via sudo apt install npm

How

Current Behavior

• big bad error

Steps to Reproduce

• npm install on a default phoenix application

Expected Behavior

• successful install

Who

• n/a

References

• n/a

cohen@xps-13-7390:~/code/cookbook/assets$ npm install
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Browserslist 2 could fail on reading Browserslist >3.0 config used in other tools.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: 🙌  Thanks for using Babel: we recommend using babel-preset-env now: please read https://babeljs.io/env to update!
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Package no longer supported. Contact [email protected] for more info.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: core-js@<3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js@3.
npm ERR! Linux 4.15.0-1065-oem
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v8.10.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.5.2
npm ERR! code EMISSINGARG

npm ERR! typeerror Error: Missing required argument #1
npm ERR! typeerror     at andLogAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:31:3)
npm ERR! typeerror     at fetchPackageMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:51:22)
npm ERR! typeerror     at resolveWithNewModule (/usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:456:12)
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:457:7
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:37:12
npm ERR! typeerror     at addRequestedAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:82:5)
npm ERR! typeerror     at returnAndAddMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:117:7)
npm ERR! typeerror     at pickVersionFromRegistryDocument (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:134:20)
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
npm ERR! typeerror This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR! typeerror     <http://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/cohen/code/cookbook/assets/npm-debug.log

Contents of npm-debug.log

[neutralsecond]

I have the same issue

[everilae]

We also ran into this in our Phoenix application. Upgrading webpack-cli from 2.x.x to 3.x.x in package.json under assets resolved the issue for us. We're using

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Node v8.10.0
• npm v3.5.2
• phoenix 1.4.10

[marianelamin]

I had the same issue, using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Node v8.10.0.

I upgraded the node version and the _npm install_ is working just fine.

[abazzone]

Thanks @marianelamin. Your solution worked for me.

On my Ubuntu instance I ran these 2 commands:
# npm install -g n
# n stable