phoenix dep package.json doesn't have a name, causes npm install to fail.

[sergiotapia]

I was following this guide: https://blog.diacode.com/trello-clone-with-phoenix-and-react-pt-2 and added this file's contents to my own package.json file: https://github.com/bigardone/phoenix-trello/blob/master/package.json

When I try to npm install it, I get:

sergiotapia at Sergios-iMac in ~/Work/phoenix_trello on master [?]
$ npm install
npm ERR! addLocal Could not install /Users/sergiotapia/Work/phoenix_trello/deps/phoenix
npm ERR! Darwin 15.3.0
npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v0.12.7
npm ERR! npm  v2.12.1

npm ERR! No name provided in package.json
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>


npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/sergiotapia/Work/phoenix_trello/npm-debug.log

And when I checked the deps/phoenix/package.json file:

{
  "repository": {
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "brunch": "^1.8.1",
    "babel-brunch": "^5.1.1",
    "clean-css-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.8",
    "css-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.8",
    "javascript-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.8",
    "uglify-js-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.8"
  }
}

No name. Is this a bug, or am I misunderstanding?

[josevalim]

Your lock says you have Phoenix 1.1.4 and Phoenix 1.1.4 definitely has the name in there: https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix/blob/v1.1.4/package.json

Try running mix deps.update phoenix phoenix_html or removing both phoenix and phoenix_html from deps and see if the problem is addressed.

[sergiotapia]

Thank you Jose, I will try and report back.

[chrismccord]

Let us know if you have any new info. Closing for now. Thanks!