Nx: npx create-nx-workspace results in Error: Cannot find module 'tslib'

[mikelgo]

Current Behavior

npx create-nx-workspace@latest/ npx create-nx-workspace fail using both cmd and powershell on Windows 10.

Expected Behavior

It should create a new nx-workspace

Failure Logs

Creating a sandbox with Nx...
new kniffel-app  --preset="empty" --interactive=false --collection=@nrwl/workspace
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:968
  throw err;
  ^
Error: Cannot find module 'tslib'
Require stack:
- C:\Users\mgons\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-3020ck4Sr83QEb9M\node_modules\.registry.npmjs.org\@nrwl\tao\10.0.12\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\index.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:965:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:841:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1025:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mgons\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-3020ck4Sr83QEb9M\node_modules\.registry.npmjs.org\@nrwl\tao\10.0.12\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\index.js:5:17)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1137:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1157:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:985:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:878:14)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:71:12) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    'C:\\Users\\mgons\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp-3020ck4Sr83QEb9M\\node_modules\\.registry.npmjs.org\\@nrwl\\tao\\10.0.12\\node_modules\\@nrwl\\tao\\index.js'
  ]
}
(node:3020) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Command failed: "C:\Users\mgons\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-3020ck4Sr83QEb9M\node_modules\.bin\tao" new kniffel-app  --preset="empty" --interactive=false --collection=C:\Users\mgons\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-3020ck4Sr83QEb9M\node_modules\@nrwl\workspace\collection.json
    at checkExecSyncError (child_process.js:630:11)
    at Object.execSync (child_process.js:666:15)
    at createApp (C:\Users\mgons\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_npx\3020\node_modules\create-nx-workspace\bin\create-nx-workspace.js:367:21)
    at C:\Users\mgons\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_npx\3020\node_modules\create-nx-workspace\bin\create-nx-workspace.js:85:25
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
(node:3020) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). To terminate the node process on unhandled promise rejection, use the CLI flag `--unhandled-rejections=strict` (see https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_unhandled_rejections_mode). (rejection id: 1)
(node:3020) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

Environment

Windows 10
NodeJs v. 12.18.3-LTS
npm and npx both 6.14.7
powershell v 5.1 build 18362

[iorran]

Have you tried with an empty workspace preset?

[mikelgo]

@iorran I tried several things. I tried npx create-nx-workspace and then choosing the empty option as well as npx create-nx-workspace --preset=empty.

I also tried non empty presets - all with the same result

[iorran]

@mikelgo have you tried to clean your cache? npm/yarn

[mikelgo]

@iorran yes, I also ran npm cache clean and npm cache verify.
I also re-installed my global nx package

[mandarini]

Hi there @mikelgo ! Unfortunately, I could not reproduce your issue. I tried it on Windows 10 cmd with the same setup and versions as yours:

I could create both an empty workspace, and one with a default Angular app without an issue:

Off the top of my head, maybe there's an issue with your Node installation. I understand that you have already tried cleaning your cache and you have the latest version, but just to be sure, I would still try to remove and reinstall node (here are some good instructions on how to do so: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20711240/how-to-completely-remove-node-js-from-windows).

If everything fails again, please let me know!

Thanks again! :)

[mikelgo]

Hey @mandarini :)
Thank you very much for your effort to reproduce my issue. Sorry that you can not reproduce it (or in the end it is good because nothing needs to be fixed :-P).

Your tip with reinstalling node did the job! I just re-installed node according to the guide provided in the link and it worked! Now I'm again able to create nx-workspaces.

I re-installed node before as well, but I guess somehow I missed there a part to completely remove it and therefore it didn`t work.

[mandarini]

Yey!! I'm so happy it worked and you can use Nx normally now!! :D