lerna: Lerna error: `package.json` does not exist, have you run `lerna init`?

I run lerna bootstrap

Current Behavior

> lerna bootstrap
lerna notice cli v3.8.0
lerna ERR! ENOPKG `package.json` does not exist, have you run `lerna init`?

Expected Behavior

Should work

Specs

lerna.json

{
  "version": "0.0.5-alpha.0",
  "packages": ["packages/*"],
  "npmClient": "yarn",
  "useWorkspaces": true
}

package.json

{
  "private": true,
  "workspaces": [
    "packages/*",
    "examples/*"
  ],
  "devDependencies": {
      "lerna": "^3.8.0"
  }
}

Executable	Version
`lerna --version`	3.8.0
`npm --version`	6.5.0
`yarn --version`	1.13.0
`node --version`	v11.4.0

OS	Version
Windows 10 x64	1703

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 6 years ago
Comments: 15 (3 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

fix lerna issue https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1835 — committed to BlueBrain/nexus-js by kenjinp 5 years ago
Revert "fix lerna issue https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1835" This reverts commit 0318a7784c15409405a08acbe7d2da89c580017f. — committed to BlueBrain/nexus-js by kenjinp 5 years ago
👷‍♀️ FIX: upgrade packages to fix security issue (#280) * yarn upgrade to fix security issue * fix lerna issue https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1835 * Revert "fix lerna issue https://gith... — committed to BlueBrain/nexus-js by kenjinp 5 years ago
build(lerna): fix package and lerna to run on non-root folder https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1835#issuecomment-449663103 — committed to ecomplus/storefront-cms by leomp12 3 years ago

Most upvoted comments

It’s work if i add field name to package.json with value root

artembatura on Dec 23, 2018

We should definitely improve the error message in this case, I agree.

evocateur on Dec 28, 2018

Same error when version field is missing in lerna.json

aalexgabi on Sep 25, 2020

I’ve just started seeing this issue after upgrading a Yarn 2 project that’s been working fine with Lerna to v4, but we already have the config options mentioned above as causing trouble if they’re absent:

// lerna.json
{
  "packages": [
    "packages/*"
  ],
  "version": "independent",
  "npmClient": "yarn",
  "useWorkspaces": true
}

jalovatt on Mar 22, 2021