Unexpected error upon creating a new Project

Is this a bug report?

Yes

Did you try recovering your dependencies?

No, everything is up-to-date, and it is a NEW project.

Which terms did you search for in User Guide?

None, since it is a “start” of a project.

Environment

1. node -v: v8.9.4
2. npm -v: 5.6.0
3. yarn --version (if you use Yarn): 1.6.0
4. npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected): `-- (empty)

Then, specify:

1. Operating system: Windows 10
2. Browser and version (if relevant): N/R

Steps to Reproduce

(Write your steps here:)

1. Install Node/NPM
2. Install create-react-app (npm install -g create-react-app)
3. Create a new Project (create-react-app dashboard)

Expected Behavior

Create a new Folder with the project inside.

Actual Behavior

source $ create-react-app dashboard

Creating a new React app in ~\Projects\test\source\dashboard.

Installing packages. This might take a couple of minutes.
Installing react, react-dom, and react-scripts...

yarn add v1.6.0
info No lockfile found.
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
[###########################################################################################################################################################] 1113/1114 Aborting installation.
Unexpected error. Please report it as a bug:
{ Error: Cannot find module '~\Projects\test\source\dashboard\node_modules\react-scripts\package.json'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:538:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:468:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:587:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at checkNodeVersion (~\scoop\persist\nodejs\bin\node_modules\create-react-app\createReactApp.js:514:23)
    at getPackageName.then.then.then.packageName (~\scoop\persist\nodejs\bin\node_modules\create-react-app\createReactApp.js:312:7)
    at <anonymous>
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:188:7) code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' }

Deleting generated file... package.json
Deleting dashboard / from ~\Projects\test\source
Done.
source $

Reproducible Demo

Since there is no way to create the Project, it is not possible to build a “demo”.

Thanks in advance, and keep up the amazing work!

[gaearon]

I see. Maybe worth trying to test with Scoop specifically. I can give it a try to reproduce some time later this or next week.

If you run with --use-npm, does the problem persist?

[ghost]

I see. Maybe worth trying to test with Scoop specifically. I can give it a try to reproduce some time later this or next week. If you run with --use-npm, does the problem persist?

I had the same issue but create-react-app dashboard --use-npm helped me, is this a real solution for this issue?

@jaisonjjames it is a real solution, but keep in mind you are forcing the tool to use NPM instead of Yarn.

For me, the solutions was “not to use” the official Yarn (from Scoop), and instead use the NPM repo Yarn. (as I said, I’m not able to understand what could be different, I don’t have the knowledge to)