Gatsby: Unable to install Gatsby

[amykapernick]

Description

I'm unable to install gatsby on my existing site, trying to run npm install

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone Repo
2. Run npm install

Expected result

Gatsby should install

Actual result

npm ERR! Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near '...^9.14.0","ignore":"^3'

Attached debug log below

2018-10-01T16_10_46_442Z-debug.log

Environment

  System:
    OS: Windows 10
    CPU: x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300U CPU @
2.60GHz
  Binaries:
    npm: 6.1.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Edge: 42.17134.1.0
  npmPackages:
    gatsby-image: ^2.0.12 => 2.0.13
    gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms: next => 3.0.0-rc.5
    gatsby-plugin-react-helmet: ^3.0.0-rc.1 => 3.0.0
    gatsby-plugin-sass: ^2.0.1 => 2.0.1
    gatsby-plugin-sharp: ^2.0.0-rc.7 => 2.0.5
    gatsby-plugin-twitter: ^2.0.5 => 2.0.5
    gatsby-remark-images: ^2.0.3 => 2.0.3
    gatsby-source-filesystem: ^1.5.39 => 1.5.39
    gatsby-transformer-remark: ^1.7.44 => 1.7.44
    gatsby-transformer-sharp: ^2.1.1 => 2.1.3

error The system cannot find the path specified.



  Error: The system cannot find the path speci  fied.

  - envinfo.js:1 Function.e.exports.sync
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:7778

  - envinfo.js:1 Object.copySync
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:104976

  - envinfo.js:1 Object.t.writeSync.e [as writ    eSync]
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:123499

  - envinfo.js:1
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:124274

  - envinfo.js:1 Promise.all.then.e
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:124289

  - util.js:16 tryCatcher
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/util.js:16:23

  - promise.js:512 Promise._settlePromiseFromH    andler
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:512:31

  - promise.js:569 Promise._settlePromise
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:569:18

  - promise.js:614 Promise._settlePromise0
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:614:10

  - promise.js:694 Promise._settlePromises
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:694:18

  - promise.js:638 Promise._fulfill
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:638:18

  - promise_array.js:126 PromiseArray._resolve    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise_array.js:126:19

  - promise_array.js:144 PromiseArray._promise    Fulfilled
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise_array.js:144:14

  - promise.js:574 Promise._settlePromise
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:574:26

  - promise.js:614 Promise._settlePromise0
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:614:10

  - promise.js:694 Promise._settlePromises
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:694:18


error UNHANDLED REJECTION


  Error: The system cannot find the path speci  fied.

  - envinfo.js:1 Function.e.exports.sync
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:7778

  - envinfo.js:1 Object.copySync
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:104976

  - envinfo.js:1 Object.t.writeSync.e [as writ    eSync]
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:123499

  - envinfo.js:1
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:124274

  - envinfo.js:1 Promise.all.then.e
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[envinfo]/dist/envi    nfo.js:1:124289

  - util.js:16 tryCatcher
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/util.js:16:23

  - promise.js:512 Promise._settlePromiseFromH    andler
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:512:31

  - promise.js:569 Promise._settlePromise
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:569:18

  - promise.js:614 Promise._settlePromise0
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:614:10

  - promise.js:694 Promise._settlePromises
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:694:18

  - promise.js:638 Promise._fulfill
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:638:18

  - promise_array.js:126 PromiseArray._resolve    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise_array.js:126:19

  - promise_array.js:144 PromiseArray._promise    Fulfilled
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise_array.js:144:14

  - promise.js:574 Promise._settlePromise
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:574:26

  - promise.js:614 Promise._settlePromise0
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:614:10

  - promise.js:694 Promise._settlePromises
    [v10.7.0]/[gatsby-cli]/[bluebird]/js/relea    se/promise.js:694:18

[kakadiadarpan]

@amykapernick can you try upgrading your npm version? This might be a windows OS only issue.

[amykapernick]

I've updated to node v10.11.0 (which is the latest there is) and npm 6.4.1 and am still getting the same error.
I did have it working fine previously but deleted the node modules folder and now it won't install

[kakadiadarpan]

If you have lock files(package-lock.json), can you try removing them as well and try npm install?

If it doesn't work for you, please give a try to yarn

[amykapernick]

I don't have a lock file but it works installing using yarn.

If you can resolve this so it works with npm though, I'd like to be able to continue using that.

[kakadiadarpan]

I'm not sure why it is not working withnpm but it does with yarn.

@pieh do you have any idea regarding this?

[amykapernick]

Still only seem to be able to use yarn to install Gatsby, any updates on this?

[LiangNex]

I have run into this issue while executing npm install gatsby-cli.

Here is the log

8 silly fetchPackageMetaData error for gatsby-cli@latest Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near '...ce":"^0.0.10","update'
9 verbose stack SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near '...ce":"^0.0.10","update'
9 verbose stack     at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
9 verbose stack     at parseJson (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/node_modules/make-fetch-happen/node_modules/node-fetch-npm/node_modules/json-parse-better-errors/index.js:7:17)
9 verbose stack     at consumeBody.call.then.buffer (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/node_modules/make-fetch-happen/node_modules/node-fetch-npm/src/body.js:96:50)
9 verbose stack     at <anonymous>
9 verbose stack     at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:188:7)
10 verbose cwd /home/gitlab-runner/builds/6a135e89/0/liang/developer
11 verbose Linux 3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64
12 verbose argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "gatsby-cli"

Node version: v8.11.1.
Weird thing is that after switching to root user, this issue is gone. Not sure why.

[DanielRuf]

Please try clearing the npm caches (with --force).

npm cache clean --force

[DanielRuf]

It is a known bug in npm and its cache implementation.

Yarn has its own local cache.

[DanielRuf]

https://www.google.com/search?q="Unexpected+end+of+JSON+input+while+parsing+near"

This is also why we still use Yarn at work.

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