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Issue created Oct 25, 2017 by Administrator@rootContributor

create-react-app fails due to node_modules being created in a wrong directory on Windows

Created by: LeonelAV

Is this a bug report?

yes

Can you also reproduce the problem with npm 4.x?

(Write your answer here.)

Which terms did you search for in User Guide?

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Environment

  1. node -v: 6.10.2
  2. npm -v:4.6.1
  3. yarn --version (if you use Yarn):
  4. npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected):

Then, specify:

  1. Operating system: windows 10
  2. Browser and version (if relevant):

Steps to Reproduce

(Write your steps here:)

  1. npm install -g create-react-app
  2. create react app name-of-my-project
  3. starts to install react, react-dom and react-scripts and before finish i get an error: Aborting Instalation

Aborting installation.
Unexpected error. Please report it as a bug:
{ Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\leonel\Desktop\pseudogram\node_modules\react- scripts\package.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at checkNodeVersion (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\create-re act-app\createReactApp.js:476:23)
at getPackageName.then.then.then.packageName (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\n pm\node_modules\create-react-app\createReactApp.js:283:7)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:109:7) code: 'MODULE_NO T_FOUND' }

Deleting generated file... package.json
Deleting pseudogram / from C:\Users\leonel\Desktop
Done.

Expected Behavior

I expect it create the folder project

Actual Behavior

Aborting installation.
Unexpected error. Please report it as a bug:
{ Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\leonel\Desktop\pseudogram\node_modules\react- scripts\package.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at checkNodeVersion (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\create-re act-app\createReactApp.js:476:23)
at getPackageName.then.then.then.packageName (C:\Users\leonel\AppData\Roaming\n pm\node_modules\create-react-app\createReactApp.js:283:7)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:109:7) code: 'MODULE_NO T_FOUND' }

Deleting generated file... package.json
Deleting pseudogram / from C:\Users\leonel\Desktop
Done.

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