Error: Cannot find module 'package.json'

[ThomasKnobloch]

1. OS? Windows 7, 8 or 10. Linux (which distribution). Mac OSX (Yosemite? El Capitan?)
   Mac OS X 10.11.5 (El Capitan)
2. Versions. Please run ng --version. If there's nothing outputted, please run
   in a Terminal: node --version and paste the result here:
   angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.11-webpack.8
   node: 6.5.0
   os: darwin x64
3. Repro steps. Was this an app that wasn't created using the CLI? What change did you
   do on your code? etc.
   clone from repository
   npm install --save-dev angular-cli@webpack
ng version
4. The log given by the failure. Normally this include a stack trace and some
   more information.

Cannot find module 'package.json'
Error: Cannot find module 'package.json'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:455:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:403:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:483:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at AddonDiscovery.discoverAtPath (/Users/thomasknobloch/workspace/OXEWbm2/wbm/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:205:20)
    at AddonDiscovery.<anonymous> (/Users/thomasknobloch/workspace/OXEWbm2/wbm/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:114:26)
    at Array.map (native)
    at AddonDiscovery.discoverFromDependencies (/Users/thomasknobloch/workspace/OXEWbm2/wbm/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:109:68)
    at AddonDiscovery.discoverProjectAddons (/Users/thomasknobloch/workspace/OXEWbm2/wbm/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:48:29)
    at Project.discoverAddons (/Users/thomasknobloch/workspace/OXEWbm2/wbm/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/project.js:353:40)

1. Mention any other details that might be useful.
   ng version works fine outside of my project (using the global installation of angular-cli).

[ThomasKnobloch]

The problem seems to be in the module ember-cli, the package child_process in the devDependencies of my package.json cannot be resolved.
There is no more issue when I delete this module in the package.json file of my project.

[filipesilva]

We had the problem a while ago, but it's fixed in the latest versions.

[CoreyCole]

It's happening to me currently on:
angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.16
node: v6.8.1
npm: 3.10.8

I've tried wiping node modules and reinstalling the cli after a fresh install of node and npm. Still no luck

[filipesilva]

@CoreyCole what happened to you was probably fixed by #2178, available in beta.17.

[EpicButterz]

I'm having this same problem on beta 18.

Cannot find module 'package.json'
Error: Cannot find module 'package.json'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:417:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at AddonDiscovery.discoverAtPath (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:205:20)
    at AddonDiscovery.<anonymous> (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:114:26)
    at Array.map (native)
    at AddonDiscovery.discoverFromDependencies (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:109:68)
    at AddonDiscovery.discoverProjectAddons (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/addon-discovery.js:48:29)
    at Project.discoverAddons (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/project.js:353:40)
    at Project.initializeAddons (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/project.js:372:8)
    at Project.eachAddonCommand (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/models/project.js:425:10)
    at module.exports (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/cli/lookup-command.js:33:13)
    at CLI.<anonymous> (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/cli/cli.js:34:26)
    at tryCatch (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:538:12)
    at invokeCallback (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:553:13)
    at publish (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:521:7)
    at flush (/Users/ewbutterfield/vs/pct-service/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:2373:5)
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:67:7)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:98:9)

angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.18
node: v6.9.1
npm: 3.10.8

[filipesilva]

This doesn't seem to happen to everyone, and I can't repro. Will leave it open for community help.

[AmitMY]

Try
'Npm install --save http'
It will add "http" on version 0.0.0
This reliably reproduces the problem
Tried 3 times, and that is the error.

I can send a video if you want.