[rush] error when using npm with rush: npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ...\common\temp\npm-tmp\package.json'

[UROjQ6r80p]

I want to create rush monorepo with npm.
First thing I do:

rush init then I edit rush.json to use "npmVersion": "10.2.3"
then I'm deleting entire common folder and I write rush update --full --purge

Here is the full error:

Rush Multi-Project Build Tool 5.112.1 - https://rushjs.io
Node.js version is 20.10.0 (LTS)


Starting "rush update"

The --purge flag was specified, so performing "rush purge"
Purging C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp

Ignoring Git validation because this is not a Git working folder.

Trying to acquire lock for npm-10.2.3
Acquired lock for npm-10.2.3
Found npm version 10.2.3 in C:\Users\Maciej\.rush\node-v20.10.0\npm-10.2.3

Symlinking "C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-local"
  --> "C:\Users\Maciej\.rush\node-v20.10.0\npm-10.2.3"

Using the default variant for installation.

Updating temp projects in C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\projects
Finished creating temporary modules (0.00 seconds)

Checking installation in "C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp"

Deleting the "npm-cache" folder
Deleting the "npm-tmp" folder

Running "npm install" in C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-tmp/package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-tmp\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: C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-cache\_logs\2023-11-30T12_11_20_352Z-debug-0.log

The command failed:
 C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-local\node_modules\.bin\npm install --cache C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-cache --tmp C:\Users\Maciej\Desktop\___LAB___\rushjs\common\temp\npm-tmp
ERROR: Error: The command failed with exit code 4294963238

Question	Answer
@microsoft/rush globally installed version?	5.112.1
rushVersion from rush.json?	5.112.1
useWorkspaces from rush.json?	no
Operating system?	Windows 10
Would you consider contributing a PR?	No
Node.js version (node -v)?	v20.10.0

[alpharder]

Same on MacOS

[iclanton]

The latest version of NPM that Rush officially supports is 4.5.0. In the past, NPM has been pretty unreliable and there were some insurmountable issues with it, so we didn't continue pursuing support for it. The best supported package manager is PNPM.

See notes here: https://rushjs.io/pages/maintainer/package_managers/, and the section specifically about NPM: https://rushjs.io/pages/maintainer/package_managers/#considerations-for-npm

We should probably have a warning about selecting a version newer than what we support.