Storybook: Getting initialization errors and error about not finding .storybook/config.js on startup

[tamouse]

Describe the bug
Following the quick-start options, it produced an TypeError, and starting up storybook give an error about not finding the config.js file, which is clearly present.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start in javascript folder: cd app/javascript/
2. run npx -p @storybook/cli sb init
3. select "WEBPACK_REACT"
4. See error TypeError: Cannot create property 'dependencies' on boolean 'false'
5. run yarn run start-storybook -c .storybook -p 9009
6. See error: Error: => Create a storybook config file in ".storybook/config.js".

Expected behavior
I expected to see a storybook viewer app pop up in my browser.

Screenshots
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(not a screenshot, _per se_, but a copy of the text on the terminal)

$ npx -p @storybook/cli sb init
npx: installed 448 in 15.198s
[BABEL] Note: The code generator has deoptimised the styling of /Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js as it exceeds the max of 500KB.

 sb init - the simplest way to add a storybook to your project. 

 • Detecting project type. ✓
    We couldn't detect your project type. (code: UNDETECTED)
    You can specify a project type explicitly via `sb init --type <type>` or follow some of the slow start guides: https://storybook.js.org/basics/slow-start-guide/

? Do you want to manually choose a Storybook project type to install? Yes
? Please choose a project type from the following list: WEBPACK_REACT
 • Adding storybook support to your "Webpack React" app
     TypeError: Cannot create property 'dependencies' on boolean 'false'
    at _callee$ (/Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/generators/WEBPACK_REACT/index.js:18:3)
    at call (/Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:62:40)
    at Generator.tryCatch [as _invoke] (/Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:288:22)
    at Generator._invoke [as next] (/Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:114:21)
    at asyncGeneratorStep (/Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/generators/WEBPACK_REACT/index.js:34:103)
    at _next (/Users/tamara.temple/.npm/_npx/6849/lib/node_modules/@storybook/cli/generators/WEBPACK_REACT/index.js:36:194)
    at <anonymous>
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:188:7)

$ y run start-storybook -c .storybook -p 9009
yarn run v1.12.1
$ /Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/.bin/start-storybook -c .storybook -p 9009
info @storybook/react v3.4.8
info 
info => Loading custom .babelrc
/Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/@storybook/react/dist/server/config.js:31
    throw err;
    ^

Error: => Create a storybook config file in ".storybook/config.js".
    at exports.default (/Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/@storybook/react/dist/server/config.js:30:15)
    at exports.default (/Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/@storybook/core/dist/server/middleware.js:19:16)
    at buildDev (/Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/@storybook/core/dist/server/build-dev.js:163:36)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/@storybook/react/dist/server/index.js:23:22)
    at Module._compile (module.js:652:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/tamara.temple/Projects/master/kickserv/node_modules/@storybook/react/bin/index.js:3:1)
    at Module._compile (module.js:652:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

Code snippets
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System:

• OS: MacOS High Sierra
• Device: Macbook Pro 2015
• Browser: chrome (but it never got there)
• Framework: react
• Addons: N/A
• Version: 3.4.8 I can't run v4 because the project requires babel v6

Additional context
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I have storybook running in a different folder, with lots more configuration, including a webpack.config.js file, but it began the same way.

[Borange]

Get the same error when I just run the quickstart script after creating an empty folder. 'TypeError: Cannot create property 'dependencies' on boolean 'false...''.

But if I add a package.json before running the script, it worked for me.

$ npm init -y
$ npx -p @storybook/cli sb init

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[shilman]

Duplicate to https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/issues/6002