nuxt generate is imported by "virtual:#internal/nitro/virtual/storage", but could not be resolved – treating it as an external dependency.

[qcyblm]

Environment

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• Operating System: Windows_NT
• Node Version: v20.12.2
• Nuxt Version: 3.11.2
• CLI Version: 3.11.1
• Nitro Version: 2.9.6
• Package Manager: pnpm@9.0.5
• Builder: -
• User Config: devtools
• Runtime Modules: -
• Build Modules: -

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Reproduction

https://github.com/qcyblm/nuxt-mirror/tree/nuxt_project

Describe the bug

1. pnpm install
2. pnpm generate
3. WARN

"file:///C:/Users/qcybl/Desktop/test_a/node_modules/.pnpm/nuxt@3.11.2_@parcel+watcher@2.4.1_@types+node@20.12.7_@unocss+reset@0.59.4_encoding@0.1.13_fl_qtpk2nxknkpuwuomaqqf2paf7u/node_modules/nuxt/dist/core/runtime/nitro/cache-driver.js" is imported by "virtual:#internal/nitro/virtual/storage", but could not be resolved – treating it as an external dependency.

Additional context

No response

Logs

> nuxt generate

Nuxt 3.11.2 with Nitro 2.9.6                                                                                  21:18:08
ℹ Using Nitro server preset: static                                                                          21:18:08
ℹ Building client...                                                                                         21:18:10
ℹ vite v5.2.10 building for production...                                                                    21:18:10
ℹ ✓ 107 modules transformed.                                                                                 21:18:11
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/manifest.json                   1.94 kB │ gzip:  0.42 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/_nuxt/error-500.BOCRP2Ph.css    1.88 kB │ gzip:  0.72 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/_nuxt/error-404.EzKNKnTL.css    3.56 kB │ gzip:  1.10 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/_nuxt/entry.8FAGU-ch.css       12.40 kB │ gzip:  2.56 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/_nuxt/DoRJktTM.js               2.74 kB │ gzip:  1.23 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/_nuxt/Dt8Gnm6o.js               7.38 kB │ gzip:  3.09 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/client/_nuxt/CU_dvxCF.js             209.59 kB │ gzip: 60.01 kB                                 21:18:12
ℹ ✓ built in 1.12s                                                                                           21:18:12
✔ Client built in 1134ms                                                                                     21:18:12
ℹ Building server...                                                                                         21:18:12
ℹ vite v5.2.10 building SSR bundle for production...                                                         21:18:12
ℹ ✓ 61 modules transformed.                                                                                  21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/entry-styles.4TWsB0be.mjs             0.08 kB                                      21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/error-500-styles.C7yYj8ub.mjs         0.08 kB                                      21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/error-404-styles.3znUd_qX.mjs         0.08 kB                                      21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/styles.mjs                                  1.57 kB                                      21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/error-500-styles-1.mjs-QaOm1ZgB.js    2.10 kB │ map:   0.12 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/error-404-styles-1.mjs-DmcWj1Wz.js    3.80 kB │ map:   0.12 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/error-500-CyzElVLl.js                 4.01 kB │ map:   4.65 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/multipart-parser-BaDqkqCr.js          7.33 kB │ map:  10.89 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/error-404-DyRhTAlw.js                11.71 kB │ map:  23.14 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/_nuxt/entry-styles-1.mjs-ClVvDAKX.js       12.65 kB │ map:   0.11 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ .nuxt/dist/server/server.mjs                                306.29 kB │ map: 464.15 kB                     21:18:12
ℹ ✓ built in 697ms                                                                                           21:18:12
✔ Server built in 704ms                                                                                      21:18:12
ℹ Initializing prerenderer                                                                             nitro 21:18:12

[21:18:13]  WARN  "file:///C:/Users/qcybl/Desktop/test_a/node_modules/.pnpm/nuxt@3.11.2_@parcel+watcher@2.4.1_@types+node@20.12.7_@unocss+reset@0.59.4_encoding@0.1.13_fl_qtpk2nxknkpuwuomaqqf2paf7u/node_modules/nuxt/dist/core/runtime/nitro/cache-driver.js" is imported by "virtual:#internal/nitro/virtual/storage", but could not be resolved – treating it as an external dependency.

ℹ Prerendering 3 initial routes with crawler                                                           nitro 21:18:13
  ├─ /200.html (48ms)                                                                                   nitro 21:18:14
  ├─ /404.html (48ms)                                                                                   nitro 21:18:14
  ├─ / (54ms)                                                                                           nitro 21:18:14
  ├─ /_payload.json?a11bce88-097b-4d8d-8181-bdf7fa6d7fb1 (2ms) (skipped)                                nitro 21:18:14
  ├─ /_payload.json (2ms)                                                                               nitro 21:18:14
ℹ Prerendered 4 routes in 1.239 seconds                                                                nitro 21:18:14
✔ Generated public .output/public                                                                      nitro 21:18:14
✔ You can preview this build using npx serve .output/public                                            nitro 21:18:14
✔ You can now deploy .output/public to any static hosting!                                                   21:18:14

[ilasw]

hi @qcyblm , same problem here. Installing dependencies using yarn and running yarn run generate solved the problem

[qcyblm]

@ilasw Thanks!