Can't install package globally on Windows

[wtchangdm]

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug?
bug

What is the current behavior?
unable to install package globally

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

yarn global add pm2

c:\>yarn global add pm2
yarn global v0.15.1
warning No license field
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
warning fsevents@1.0.14: The platform "win32" is incompatible with this module.
info "fsevents@1.0.14" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
error ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Yarn\.global\node_modules\abbrev\abbrev.js'
    at Error (native)
info Visit http://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/global for documentation about this command.

What is the expected behavior?
install package like npm install -g pm2

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version.
Windows 10 x64 Enterprise, version 1607 (build 14393.321)
node js 6.7.0
yarn 0.15.1

[kevincaradant]

Hi

Same problem with Windows 7 Pro (x64)

[gavinbarron]

Seems to be happening where there's a dependency on abbrev as this is also impacting installing yo

> yarn global add yo
yarn global v0.15.1
warning No license field
[1/4] Resolving packages...
warning yo > fullname > npmconf@2.1.2: this package has been reintegrated into npm and is now out of date with respect to npm
[2/4] Fetching packages...
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
error ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\gavinb\AppData\Local\Yarn\.global\node_modules\abbrev\abbrev.js'
    at Error (native)
info Visit http://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/global for documentation about this command.
> node -v
v4.5.0

Windows 10 Build 14396

Edit:

I also tried manually installing abbrev:

> yarn global add abbrev
yarn global v0.15.1
warning No license field
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
warning abbrev@1.0.9 has no binaries
Done in 2.92s.

Looks like abbrev may be a package which builds it's native version on the machine when it's installed via npm.

[keysona]

Also in window10 (x64) , I can't globally install.

In linking dependencies.

This error:

[3/4] Linking dependencies...
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error ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\keypy\AppData\Local\Yarn\.global\node_modules\abbrev\abbrev.js'
    at Error (native)

# yarn -v
v0.15.1

# node -v
v4.5.0

[davewallace]

Same here; Win10x64, node -v v6.7.0, yarn -v v0.15.1, chokes on .global\node_modules\abbrev\abbrev.js.

[altyne]

same here when installing karma global.

yarn global add are-we-there-yet
yarn global v0.15.1
warning No license field
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
warning fsevents@1.0.14: The platform "win32" is incompatible with this module.
info "fsevents@1.0.14" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
warning benchmark@1.0.0: The engine "rhino" appears to be invalid.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
error ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\myUsername\AppData\Local\Yarn.global\node_modules\abbrev\abbrev.js'
at Error (native)
info Visit http://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/global for documentation about this command.

windows 8.1 enterprise x64
node 4.5.0
npm 2.15.9

[altyne]

source: [https://github.com//issues/1073#issuecomment-254158785]

It resolve by modifying the registry:
old value: https://registry.yarnpkg.com
new value (fixed): https://registry.yarnpkg.com//

add the double backlashes in registry. (yarn config set registry https://registry.yarnpkg.com//)

[dheerajbhaskar]

@altyne that didn't work got a error 500 on packages and install failed

[jamesdixon]

I can also confirm this issue.

Node 6.9.1
Yarn 0.16.1
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)

[dheerajbhaskar]

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