Error when trying to add a new dependency to the project using pnpm

[henrique-leme]

Bug

while trying to add the dependency cpy-cli, i've got the follow error:

this happens both on the server folder and the web folder, when I run the follow command: pnpm add -D cpy-cli

Environment info

Windows 10
Node v21.6.1
pnpm v9.1.1
npm v10.5.0

[sibelius]

how did you fixed it?

[henrique-leme]

I didn't actually fixed it, but I closed it cause I doesn't look like a bug, maybe something around permissions, I'm gonna investigate it later today, because I tried to install the same dependency in another project and it worked.

Maybe Eckzzo can clarify it to me

[dantas15]

it's likely because of pnpm not linking packages from workspace. This happens when link-workspace-packages is set to false (default)

there's a fix:

when you reference a workspace package, for example: apps/web/package.json:36:

"@woovi-playground/tsconfig": "*"

add the workspace: prefix:

"@woovi-playground/tsconfig": "workspace:*"

• reference: https://pnpm.io/workspaces#workspace-protocol-workspace

[dantas15]

alternatively, you can setlink-workspace-packages = true in your ~/.npmrc file