TypeError during ng update: Cannot convert undefined or null to object

[SaranshChaudhary]

Command

update

Is this a regression?

• Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

The previous version in which this bug was not present was

No response

Description

Running ng update to upgrade various Angular packages results in a TypeError, halting the update process.

Minimal Reproduction

Command

Executed command: ng update @angular/cdk @angular/cli @angular/core @angular/fire @angular/material (tried one at a time as well)

Error

✖ Migration failed: Cannot convert undefined or null to object
See "/private/var/folders/fr/nddjk7yj29v5f4058jgqbn400000gn/T/ng-JoOh2c/angular-errors.log" for further details.

Error details from the log file

[error] TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object
at Function.entries ()
at _buildPackageInfo (/private/var/folders/fr/nddjk7yj29v5f4058jgqbn400000gn/T/angular-cli-packages-VL3Ti2/node_modules/@angular/cli/src/commands/update/schematic/index.js:434:52)
at /private/var/folders/fr/nddjk7yj29v5f4058jgqbn400000gn/T/angular-cli-packages-VL3Ti2/node_modules/@angular/cli/src/commands/update/schematic/index.js:708:53
at Map.forEach ()
at /private/var/folders/fr/nddjk7yj29v5f4058jgqbn400000gn/T/angular-cli-packages-VL3Ti2/node_modules/@angular/cli/src/commands/update/schematic/index.js:707:27
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at async callRuleAsync (/private/var/folders/fr/nddjk7yj29v5f4058jgqbn400000gn/T/angular-cli-packages-VL3Ti2/node_modules/@angular-devkit/schematics/src/rules/call.js:77:18)

Exception or Error

No response

Your Environment

Angular CLI: 16.0.1
Node: 18.16.0
Package Manager: npm 9.5.1
OS: darwin arm64

Angular: 16.0.1
... animations, cdk, cli, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core
... forms, localize, material, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router

Package                         Version
---------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect       0.1600.1
@angular-devkit/build-angular   16.0.1
@angular-devkit/core            16.0.1
@angular-devkit/schematics      16.0.1
@angular/fire                   7.5.0
@schematics/angular             16.0.1
ng-packagr                      16.0.1
rxjs                            7.5.7
typescript                      5.2.2

Anything else relevant?

No response

[alan-agius4]

Can you please share your package.json before the update?

[SaranshChaudhary]

We were able to resolve the issue, so closing the issue since it may be specific to our repo.

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