bug: can't install dev dependencies - sherif fails

[chrishoermann]

Provide environment information

System:
OS: Windows 11 10.0.22631
CPU: (32) x64 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor
Memory: 45.68 GB / 63.14 GB
Binaries:
Node: 20.3.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
npm: 9.8.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
pnpm: 8.10.5 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\pnpm.CMD

Describe the bug

When trying to install something to dev dependencies in any package or app the postinstall script throws the following error:

../.. postinstall$ pnpm lint:ws
│ > create-t3-turbo@ lint:ws C:\_coding\rfk-plattform                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
│ > pnpm dlx sherif@latest
│ Progress: resolved 1, reused 0, downloaded 0, added 0
│ Packages: +2
│ ++
│ Progress: resolved 7, reused 2, downloaded 0, added 2, done
│  ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE  The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
│ pnpm [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
│     at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:405:5)
│     at validateString (node:internal/validators:162:11)
│     at Object.join (node:path:433:7)
│     at getBinName (C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\node\corepack\pnpm\8.10.5\dist\pnpm.cjs:209901:37)
│     at Object.handler [as dlx] (C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\node\corepack\pnpm\8.10.5\dist\pnpm.cjs:209877:54)
│     at async C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\node\corepack\pnpm\8.10.5\dist\pnpm.cjs:219647:21
│     at async main (C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\node\corepack\pnpm\8.10.5\dist\pnpm.cjs:219614:34)
│     at async runPnpm (C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\node\corepack\pnpm\8.10.5\dist\pnpm.cjs:219871:5)
│     at async C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\node\corepack\pnpm\8.10.5\dist\pnpm.cjs:219863:7
│  ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.
└─ Failed in 1.5s at C:\_coding\rfk-plattform
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

maybe a windows issue since no one else has encountered this yet?

Link to reproduction

start repo in a codespace and run pnpm -filter @acme/nextjs add @types/leaflet -D

To reproduce

try to add something to dev dependencies in any package or app

Additional information

No response

[stemca]

Have this issue as well on Mac. I have been manually pasting dev dependencies in my package.json and it's tedious.

[trevorpfiz]

I am getting this as well using WSL2

[timmeade]

Ditto. Just hit it.

[QuiiBz]

Opened an issue on pnpm's repo to resolve it, since this error occurs with any package and not just sherif: pnpm/pnpm#7424

[juliusmarminge]

Opened an issue on pnpm's repo to resolve it, since this error occurs with any package and not just sherif: pnpm/pnpm#7424

Aight thanks for looking into it. I was too lazy to try other stuff 😅

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You can just cd apps nextjs && pnpm add -D @types/leaflet for now anyway. not the biggest deal

[adpadillar]

Tried cd packages/db && pnpm add -D drizzle-kit and I still get this

ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE  The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined

Installing as normal dependency and then changing it to be a devDependency in package.json works fine

[QuiiBz]

The fix has been released in pnpm v9.0.0-alpha.1 and I've been able to confirm that it works:

We should probably wait for a stable release before closing this issue though.