Command 'wipe node_modules' failed with code: 1

When I run the command npx react-native clean-project-auto I get the following error and the process terminates.

Error running 'wipe node_modules': rm: 
Error running 'wipe node_modules': fts_read
Error running 'wipe node_modules': : 
Error running 'wipe node_modules': No such file or directory

❌  Command 'wipe node_modules' failed with code: 1
/Users/sushrut/Documents/GitHub/Desora-Smoker-RN/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:99
    const message = err.message.replace(/\.$/, '');
                        ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'message' of undefined
    at handleError (/Users/sushrut/Documents/GitHub/Desora-Smoker-RN/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:99:25)
    at Command.handleAction (/Users/sushrut/Documents/GitHub/Desora-Smoker-RN/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:189:7)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)

Library Version: 3.6.4 OS: macOS Big Sur 11.5.2

[pmadruga]

Just to give an update - I’ve been working on this fix (although I can’t seem to replicate it). Progress is happening (despite being slightly slow).

[OnurVar]

@pmadruga, I believe this is a concurrency problem. It seems like executeTask is returning a promise, but on index.js we’re not waiting promise to resolve/reject.

if (options.getWipeiOSBuild()) {
  executeTask(tasks.wipeiOSBuildFolder);
}
if (options.getWipeiOSPods()) {
  executeTask(tasks.wipeiOSPodsFolder);
}
if (options.getWipeSystemiOSPodsCache()) {
  executeTask(tasks.wipeSystemiOSPodsCache);
}

In other words, we’re trying to execute these tasks at the same time without knowing which one will be resolved/rejected first. This is causing node_modules to be removed before tasks.cleanAndroidProject which is probably throwing the above.

If I execute the process with flag --keep-node-modules, everything works fine on my end.