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npx create-react-app fails

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Describe the bug

Command npx create-react-app my-app fails to complete

Environment

Environment Info:

  current version of create-react-app: 5.0.1
  running from C:\Users\------\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\c67e74de0542c87c\node_modules\create-react-app

  System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.22000
    CPU: (12) x64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor
  Binaries:
    Node: 16.15.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    Yarn: Not Found
    npm: 8.13.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Chrome: Not Found
    Edge: Spartan (44.22000.120.0), Chromium (102.0.1245.41)
    Internet Explorer: 11.0.22000.120
  npmPackages:
    react: Not Found
    react-dom: Not Found
    react-scripts: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    create-react-app: Not Found

Steps to reproduce

Run npx create-react-app my-app

Expected behavior

A React app is created in a folder called my-app

Actual behavior

npm error about a package not being in the registry

2022-06-30T19_41_18_042Z-debug-0.log

Issue Analytics

State:
Created a year ago
Reactions:25
Comments:33

Top GitHub Comments

12reactions

jakehewittcommented, Jun 30, 2022

v4 still works. npx create-react-app --scripts-version 4.0.3

7reactions

florianbepunktcommented, Jun 30, 2022

Seems to be a failed package publish…if someone needs an urgent workaround, then pin the dep in package.json

// yarn
"resolutions": {
    "@types/eslint": "8.4.3"
  }

// npm
"overrides": {
    "@types/eslint": "8.4.3"
  }

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