ERROR packages field missing or empty on pnpm install

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aardani posted this in #help-forum

2026-03-26T12:23:39.168Z

This error occured when i try to pnpm install on a fresh Next.js install. Not sure what causes it or if its just my pnpm setup. The workaround is to rename pnpm-workspace.yaml into something else.

Answered by GravityExploitz ✦

looks to be a bug of the cli though if it’s not including packages

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@aardani This error occured when i try to `pnpm install` on a fresh Next.js install. Not sure what causes it or if its just my pnpm setup. The workaround is to rename `pnpm-workspace.yaml` into something else.

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T14:19:54.662Z

Can you send the

pnpm-workspace.yaml

@GravityExploitz ✦ Can you send the pnpm-workspace.yaml

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T14:43:16.033Z

its the default ones generated by pnpm create next-app

ignoredBuiltDependencies:
  - sharp
  - unrs-resolver

@aardani yaml ignoredBuiltDependencies: - sharp - unrs-resolver

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T14:47:33.731Z

Try this.

packages: []

ignoredBuiltDependencies:
  - sharp
  - unrs-resolver

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T14:48:12.221Z

looks to be a bug of the cli though if it’s not including packages

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@GravityExploitz ✦ Try this. yaml packages: [] ignoredBuiltDependencies: - sharp - unrs-resolver

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T14:50:26.761Z

ooooh!!! thank you so much

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:10:18.102Z

@GravityExploitz ✦

what version of pnpm are you using?

@aardani <@173557815326015488>

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:30:17.047Z

Oh, ic the issue. pnpm is a bit weird you should be able to do this instead oops

packages: 
  - .

ignoredBuiltDependencies:
  - sharp
  - unrs-resolver

give this a shot gurt

@GravityExploitz ✦ Oh, ic the issue. pnpm is a bit weird you should be able to do this instead oops

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:30:50.770Z

packages: [] fixes it dont worry

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:30:55.625Z

ah ok

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:31:00.473Z

im just curious for your pnpm version

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:31:09.135Z

i am using v10

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:31:13.709Z

exactly?

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:31:16.792Z

yes

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:31:20.368Z

10.0.0?

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:31:23.038Z

yeah

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:31:23.716Z

precisely?

wow

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:31:27.277Z

from january i think

yeah

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:31:30.994Z

we had same issue then

GravityExploitz ✦

2026-03-26T15:31:41.129Z

packages isn’t optional for some reason

it should be

aardaniOP

2026-03-26T15:32:02.171Z

i found out that packages prop no longer needed after 10.5 and the CNA omit the package props after major 10 (as seen in the code)

this might be might chance to contribute but im mentally prepared for them to close this issue instantly and get told "dev just need to update pnpm, closing it thx bye"