ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE undefined？

[lyd0]

Hey friends, When I use a new computer(windows 11, windows PowerShell) to configure the environment. At this time,  ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE  undefined error occurred, how should I solve it? Thank you very much!

pnpm version:

6.24.0

Code to reproduce the issue:

Execute pnpm install as usual

Actual behavior:

Packages are hard linked from the content-addressable store to the virtual store.
Content-addressable store is at: C:\Users\Administrator.pnpm-store\v3
Virtual store is at: ../../node_modules/.pnpm
../.. | +2950 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE  undefined
../.. | Progress: resolved 2927, reused 2908, downloaded 0, added 0

Additional information:

• node -v prints:
  node v14.18.2
• Windows

[zkochan]

Does this happen with pnpm v6.23.1?

[lyd0]

Does this happen with pnpm v6.23.1?

Thank you for your reply, I installed the latest pnpm version 6.24.0 today

[zkochan]

I was just wondering if this was introduced by this change #4044

so maybe you can try to downgrade and try with 6.23.1

[lyd0]

I was just wondering if this was introduced by this change #4044

so maybe you can try to downgrade and try with 6.23.1

You are right! Just now I rolled back the version to 6.23.1, 'pnpm install' executed successfully!
Thank you very much!

[lyd0]

I was just wondering if this was introduced by this change #4044

so maybe you can try to downgrade and try with 6.23.1

And I installed version 6.24.0 on another windows computer, and I also get this error, maybe 6.24.0 has compatibility problems on windows systems

[ankon]

I'm seeing the same error with pnpm 6.23.6 on Linux / NodeJS 14.17, and it seems to work with 6.23.1.

$ pnpm i
Scope: all 102 workspace projects
 WARN  There are cyclic workspace dependencies
Lockfile is up-to-date, resolution step is skipped
Packages: +3180
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Packages are hard linked from the content-addressable store to the virtual store.
  Content-addressable store is at: /home/xxx/.pnpm-store/v3
  Virtual store is at:             node_modules/.pnpm
 ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE  undefined
Progress: resolved 3180, reused 301, downloaded 55, added 54
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/typescript/4.4.4: 1.54 MB/11 MB
$ npm install -g pnpm@6.23
/home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/bin/pnpm -> /home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/lib/node_modules/pnpm/bin/pnpm.cjs
/home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/bin/pnpx -> /home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/lib/node_modules/pnpm/bin/pnpx.cjs
+ pnpm@6.23.6
updated 1 package in 0.781s
$ pnpm i
Scope: all 102 workspace projects
 WARN  There are cyclic workspace dependencies
Lockfile is up-to-date, resolution step is skipped
Packages: +3180
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Packages are hard linked from the content-addressable store to the virtual store.
  Content-addressable store is at: /home/xxx/.pnpm-store/v3
  Virtual store is at:             node_modules/.pnpm
 ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE  undefined
Progress: resolved 3180, reused 302, downloaded 99, added 96
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/typescript/4.4.4: 1.28 MB/11 MB
$ pnpm -v
6.23.6
$ npm install -g pnpm@6.23.1
/home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/bin/pnpm -> /home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/lib/node_modules/pnpm/bin/pnpm.cjs
/home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/bin/pnpx -> /home/xxx/modules/nvs/node/14.17.6/x64/lib/node_modules/pnpm/bin/pnpx.cjs
+ pnpm@6.23.1
updated 1 package in 0.748s
$ pnpm i
Scope: all 102 workspace projects
 WARN  There are cyclic workspace dependencies
Lockfile is up-to-date, resolution step is skipped
Packages: +3180
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Packages are hard linked from the content-addressable store to the virtual store.
  Content-addressable store is at: /home/xxx/.pnpm-store/v3
  Virtual store is at:             node_modules/.pnpm
 WARN  GET https://codeload.github.com/remirror/patch-package/tar.gz/13efcef0a4e1ba5a2db2a41f0385699520ee2d69 error (ENOENT). Will retry in 10 seconds. 2 retries left.
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/typescript/4.4.4: 11 MB/11 MB, done
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/gifwrap/0.9.2: 5.89 MB/5.89 MB, done
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/image-q/1.1.1: 9.32 MB/9.32 MB, done
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-x64/4.1.0: 23.1 MB/23.1 MB, done
 WARN  GET https://codeload.github.com/remirror/patch-package/tar.gz/13efcef0a4e1ba5a2db2a41f0385699520ee2d69 error (ENOENT). Will retry in 1 minute. 1 retries left.
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/highcharts/9.3.0: 10.6 MB/10.6 MB, done
Downloading registry.npmjs.org/aws-sdk/2.1017.0: 8.26 MB/8.26 MB, done
 ENOENT  not found: yarn
Progress: resolved 3180, reused 1993, downloaded 1186, added 1195

I executed the pnpm i a few times, and noticed that the amount of bytes downloaded for typescript would be different each time. I also suspect the ENOENT for yarn is unrelated :)

[zkochan]

Try 6.24.1. It should print more info.

[ankon]

I cannot reproduce the problem with 6.24.1 on the same repository anymore.

[brandonmcconnell]

I was able to reproduce the same ENOENT  not found: yarn issue @ankon experienced when running pnpm v6.32.3.

[ankon]

I think the ENOENT re yarn is a different problem though than what this issue is about. Do you also see the ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE undefined error?

[jagzmz]

I am having the same issue while running this with github actions.

- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2.1.0
              with:
                  version: 6.24.4
                  run_install: true

....................................

Progress: resolved 944, reused 0, downloaded 942, added 942
  undefined
   ERR_PNPM_PREPARE_PKG_FAILURE  Command failed with exit code 1: /usr/local/bin/yarn install

any ideas how to resolve this ?

[zkochan]

When you install a git-hosted dependency that is managed with Yarn, the yarn CLI is executed to build that dependency. So, you must have yarn installed on the system as well in that case.