Refusing to install micro as a dependency of itself

[NexusLee]

43 verbose stack Error: Refusing to install micro as a dependency of itself
43 verbose stack at checkSelf (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/validate-args.js:53:14)
43 verbose stack at Array. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/bind-actor.js:15:8)
43 verbose stack at LOOP (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:15:14)
43 verbose stack at chain (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:20:5)
43 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/validate-args.js:16:5
43 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:35
43 verbose stack at Array.forEach (native)
43 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:11
43 verbose stack at Array.forEach (native)
43 verbose stack at asyncMap (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:51:8)
44 verbose cwd /Users/work/nodejs/micro
45 error Darwin 14.5.0
46 error argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "micro@6.0.1"
47 error node v6.4.0
48 error npm v3.10.3
49 error code ENOSELF
50 error Refusing to install micro as a dependency of itself
51 error If you need help, you may report this error at:
51 error https://github.com/npm/npm/issues
52 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[leo]

Please remove micro and install it again. Since "micro" isn't defined as a dependency of itself, this error actually doesn't make any sense. Let me know if it's working now! 😊

Remember: npm install -g micro or locally: npm install --save micro

[alexsteixeira]

$ mv /Users/work/nodejs/micro /Users/work/nodejs/micro-xyz

[NexusLee]

@leo It worked. I removed the folder and reinstalled micro locally. Thanks.

[fridays]

I had the same situation, it happens when you choose micro as the name when npm init a new project

[winnemucca]

@fridays Why is that? I have not seen an error like this before.

[fridays]

It's the case with every npm package, you can't install it when your project has the same name in package.json