Nativescript-cli: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'platforms\android\app\src\main\assets\app\tns_modules\nativescript\node_modules\ios-device-lib\node_modules\.bin\package.json'

[StevenSeo]

Environment
Provide version numbers for the following components (information can be retrieved by running tns info in your project folder or by inspecting the package.json of the project):

• CLI: 5.1.0

When I run "tns build android", I got below error. I couldn't figure it out. For some reason, myProject\platforms\android\app\src\main\assets\app folder is disappeared while building it. Any advise please?

Processing node_modules failed. Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'D:\myProject\platforms\android\app\src\main\assets\app\tns_modules\nativescript\node_modules\ios-device-lib\node_modules.binpackage.json'

Executing before-prepareJSApp hook at location myProject\hooks\before-prepareJSApp\nativescript-dev-webpack.js in-process
Validating before-prepareJSApp arguments.
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:646:18)
at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:551:33)
at FileSystem.readFile (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\common\file-system.js:161:19)
at FileSystem.readText (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\common\file-system.js:171:21)
at FileSystem.readJson (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\common\file-system.js:174:27)
at PluginsService.isNativeScriptPlugin (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\services\plugins-service.js:189:51)
at dependencies.forEach.d (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-dest-copy.js:50:42)
at Array.forEach ()
at TnsModulesCopy.removeDependenciesPlatformsDirs (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-dest-copy.js:47:18)
at dependencies.forEach.d (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-dest-copy.js:53:22)
at Array.forEach ()
at TnsModulesCopy.removeDependenciesPlatformsDirs (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-dest-copy.js:47:18)
at TnsModulesCopy.copyDependencyDir (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-dest-copy.js:37:18)
at TnsModulesCopy.copyModules (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-dest-copy.js:25:18)
at NodeModulesBuilder.initialPrepareNodeModules (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-builder.js:56:28)
at NodeModulesBuilder.intialPrepareNodeModulesIfRequired (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nativescript\lib\tools\node-modules\node-modules-builder.js:37:18)

Here is my package.json

{
"main": "MyApp",
"profiling": "timeline",
"description": "Mobile Application",
"license": "SEE LICENSE IN ",
"readme": "Mobile Application",
"repository": "",
"nativescript": {
"id": "com.test.mobile",
"tns-android": {
"version": "4.2.0"
}
},
"scripts": {
"lint": "tslint \"app/*/.ts\""
},
"dependencies": {
"@angular/animations": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/common": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/compiler": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/core": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/forms": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/http": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/platform-browser": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^5.2.11",
"@angular/router": "^5.2.11",
"moment": "^2.22.2",
"nativescript": "^4.2.4",
"nativescript-angular": "~5.2.0",
"nativescript-background-http": "^3.3.1",
"nativescript-cfalert-dialog": "^1.0.12",
"nativescript-checkbox": "^3.0.3",
"nativescript-drop-down": "^3.2.5",
"nativescript-exit": "^1.0.1",
"nativescript-imagepicker": "^6.0.5",
"nativescript-loading-indicator": "^2.4.0",
"nativescript-mediafilepicker": "^1.0.7",
"nativescript-plugin-firebase": "^5.3.1",
"nativescript-pro-ui": "~3.3.0",
"nativescript-social-share": "^1.5.1",
"nativescript-theme-core": "~1.0.4",
"reflect-metadata": "~0.1.10",
"rxjs": "^5.5.12",
"timeline-view": "0.0.6",
"tns-android": "^5.1.0",
"tns-core-modules": "^5.1.1",
"tns-platform-declarations": "^3.4.1",
"zone.js": "^0.8.26"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@angular/compiler-cli": "^5.2.11",
"@ngtools/webpack": "~1.9.4",
"babel-traverse": "6.4.5",
"babel-types": "6.4.5",
"babylon": "6.4.5",
"codelyzer": "~4.0.2",
"copy-webpack-plugin": "~4.3.0",
"css-loader": "~0.28.7",
"extract-text-webpack-plugin": "~3.0.2",
"lazy": "1.0.11",
"nativescript-dev-sass": "^1.6.0",
"nativescript-dev-typescript": "~0.6.0",
"nativescript-dev-webpack": "~0.9.1",
"nativescript-worker-loader": "~0.8.1",
"raw-loader": "~0.5.1",
"resolve-url-loader": "~2.2.1",
"sass-loader": "^7.1.0",
"tslint": "~5.8.0",
"typescript": "~2.6.2",
"uglifyjs-webpack-plugin": "~1.1.6",
"webpack": "~3.10.0",
"webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^2.13.1",
"webpack-sources": "~1.1.0"
}
}

[Fatme]

@StevenSeo,

It seems you have installed nativescript as dependency to your project. This can happen when -g flag is omitted by mistake.

npm un nativescript --save
rm -rf platforms
tns build android

[StevenSeo]

@Fatme Thank you so much. It works!

[OysteinAmundsen]

Why can't nativescript be a dependency to the project? Is it required to install nativescript globally?