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[Bug] yarn add fails by specifying the remote URL
See original GitHub issue- I’d be willing to implement a fix
Describe the bug
After calling yarn add <git remote url> error is thrown: Invalid descriptor.
For example:
yarn add https://github.com/fancyapps/fancybox
Internal Error: Invalid descriptor (https://github.com/fancyapps/fancybox)
at Object.parseDescriptor (/mnt/c/Users/pas/dev/admin-app/.yarn/releases/yarn-sources.js:48444:26)
at /mnt/c/Users/pas/dev/admin-app/.yarn/releases/yarn-sources.js:84576:31
at Array.map (<anonymous>)
at AddCommand.execute (/mnt/c/Users/pas/dev/admin-app/.yarn/releases/yarn-sources.js:84571:60)
at async AddCommand.validateAndExecute (/mnt/c/Users/pas/dev/admin-app/.yarn/releases/yarn-sources.js:55036:26)
at async Cli.run (/mnt/c/Users/pas/dev/admin-app/.yarn/releases/yarn-sources.js:51907:24)
at async Cli.runExit (/mnt/c/Users/pas/dev/admin-app/.yarn/releases/yarn-sources.js:51916:28)
To Reproduce
yarn add <git remote URL> e.g.:
yarn add https://github.com/fancyapps/fancybox
Environment if relevant (please complete the following information):
- Node version v12.13.0
- Yarn version 2.0.0-rc.29.git.20200223.fbd94ea8
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 4 years ago
- Comments:6 (3 by maintainers)
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You’re missing the package name:
We only infer the package name from local directories at the moment.
Manually specify the package name:
yarn add fancybox@fancyapps/fancybox