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Can't install parcel (Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near...)

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🐛 bug report

When I try to install parcel on my computer using npm install -g parcel-bundler, I got this error

npm ERR! Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near '...cies":{"LiveScript":"'

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/benoit/.npm/_logs/2019-10-06T08_59_55_011Z-debug.log

🤔 Expected Behavior

It should install parcel globally

😯 Current Behavior

The error (see above) appears, I have this extra informations in a log file

695 verbose stack SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near '...cies":{"LiveScript":"'
695 verbose stack     at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
695 verbose stack     at parseJson (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/json-parse-better-errors/index.js:7:17)
695 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-fetch-npm/src/body.js:96:50
695 verbose stack     at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
695 verbose stack     at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:85:5)
696 verbose cwd /home/benoit/Tests/q
697 verbose Linux 5.2.11-1-MANJARO
698 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "parcel-bundler"
699 verbose node v12.9.1
700 verbose npm  v6.11.2
701 error Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near '...cies":{"LiveScript":"'
702 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

🌍 Your Environment

Software Version(s)
Parcel
Node 12.9
npm/Yarn 6.11.2
Operating System Manjaro 18.1.0 (Juhraya)

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Comments:7 (3 by maintainers)

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1reaction
bpingriscommented, Oct 6, 2019

Arf unfortunately I still got an error, but it seems different 2019-10-06T14_03_35_578Z-debug.log

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github-actions[bot]commented, Apr 4, 2020

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