Error when installing package

[cviebrock]

Running this command:

$ npm install -D 'https://gitpkg.now.sh/andipaetzold/zwiftmap/backend/src/shared/browser/roads?main'

Produces this output (node v18.15.0, npm 9.6.2):

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path /Users/admin/.npm/_cacache/tmp/RHEDbu/package.json
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/admin/.npm/_cacache/tmp/RHEDbu/package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent 

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/admin/.npm/_logs/2023-03-20T21_43_27_681Z-debug-0.log

I've tried cleaning node_modules, package-lock.json, the npm cache, and even the entire ~/.npm directory.

[tobysmith568]

I'm getting this error too. I'm unsure if @cviebrock and I are getting this error from the same cause but for me I believe it's because I was under the impression that gitpkg could be used to install any directory from any repository while in actual fact (and please correct me if I'm wrong @EqualMa) it can only install directories that contain package.json files. Which, if correct, means that gitpkg currently isn't fit for my use-case.

@EqualMa - would you consider adding options to the API (and website) where a package.json file can be dynamically generated from URL parameters and added to the steam and .tgz? Perhaps using a URL like
https://gitpkg.now.sh/<org>/<repo>/<dir>?<commit-ish>&packageJson.name=<whatever>&packageJson.version=<whatever>".

I believe that would be the only thing required to allow npm/yarn to install any directory from any repository via gitpkg.

If you're not a fan of this idea, perhaps the website could be updated to stress that the directory in the repository needs to already have a package.json file in it, because Using sub folders of a repo as yarn/npm dependencies made easy doesn't imply that constraint to me.

If you're a fan of this feature request but you're unable to implement it right now then I'm possibly able to give it a go.

@cviebrock - if your situation is different from mine then I'm sorry for hijacking your issue, and I'm happy to raise my request in a new issue.

[cviebrock]

... I was under the impression that gitpkg could be used to install any directory from any repository ...

This is exactly the impression I was under, @tobysmith568.

[EqualMa]

Hi, thanks for advice. Custom package.json is planned.

[leoswing]

Error occur while try to fetch , and we retrieve 500 code when pnpm install, could anyone help to solve this problem? Much appreciate if someone helps @EqualMa

[EqualMa]

@leoswing Hi, the error might be because GitPkg has reached bandwidth limit recently. Please consider deploying your own GitPkg service to vercel.com or sponsoring this project with the following platforms:

• Open Collective
• Ko-fi
• 爱发电

If there is a bug in GitPkg, please open another issue with your url.