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Installer throws ERR_REQUIRE_ESM when making a clean install

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What version of Remix are you using?

latest

Steps to Reproduce

npx create-remix@latest --template remix-run/blues-stack NAME

Expected Behavior

Would install a project in a folder called NAME.

Actual Behavior

It throws an error

➜  projects npx create-remix@latest --template remix-run/blues-stack PROJECT_NAME

Need to install the following packages:
  create-remix@latest
Ok to proceed? (y) y
npm WARN deprecated source-map-url@0.4.1: See https://github.com/lydell/source-map-url#deprecated
npm WARN deprecated urix@0.1.0: Please see https://github.com/lydell/urix#deprecated
npm WARN deprecated resolve-url@0.2.1: https://github.com/lydell/resolve-url#deprecated
npm WARN deprecated rollup-plugin-inject@3.0.2: This package has been deprecated and is no longer maintained. Please use @rollup/plugin-inject.
npm WARN deprecated source-map-resolve@0.5.3: See https://github.com/lydell/source-map-resolve#deprecated
/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/create.js:26
var sortPackageJSON = require('sort-package-json');
                      ^

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/sort-package-json/index.js from /Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/create.js not supported.
Instead change the require of index.js in /Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/create.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/create.js:26:23)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/commands.js:29:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/run.js:24:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/cli/index.js:15:11)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/@remix-run/dev/index.js:15:13)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/my-username/.npm/_npx/5164864a48bff686/node_modules/create-remix/cli.js:14:11) {
  code: 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM'
}

Issue Analytics

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Created a year ago
Reactions:11
Comments:14

Top GitHub Comments

7reactions

garthcommented, May 1, 2022

I reported the issue here https://github.com/keithamus/sort-package-json/issues/258

6reactions

byhemechicommented, May 1, 2022

A very quick fix is to replace the version of sort-package-json in the npx cache with version 1.55.0

e.g. for the error

Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /Users/zsty/.npm/_npx/82f938b29eb562d9/node_modules/sort-package-json/index.js

the problem would be solved with

cd /Users/zsty/.npm/_npx/82f938b29eb562d9/
npm i sort-package-json@1.55.0

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