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Cannot find module 'execa' when running npx react-native clean #2353

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@DanNizy

Environment

 OS: macOS 14.4.1
CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
Memory: 937.20 MB / 36.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 20.12.0
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Yarn: Not Found
npm:
version: 10.5.0
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2024.03.25.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.15.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 23.4
- iOS 17.4
- macOS 14.4
- tvOS 17.4
- visionOS 1.1
- watchOS 10.4
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10300.40.2321.11567975
Xcode:
version: 15.3/15E204a
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.10
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react: Not Found
react-native: Not Found
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: Not found

Description

When running npx react-native clean command and select metrowatchman and npm to clean i get following error:

✔ Select all caches to clean › metro (Metro, haste-map caches), npm (`node_modules` folder in the current package, and optionally verify npm cache), watchman (Stop Watchman and delete its cache)
✔ Clean Metro cache
✔ Clean Haste cache
✔ Clean React Native cache
✔ Remove node_modules
✖ Stop Watchman » Error: Cannot find module 'execa'
Require stack:
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-clean/build/clean.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-clean/build/index.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/index.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/bin.js
✖ Delete Watchman cache » Error: Cannot find module 'execa'
Require stack:
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-clean/build/clean.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-clean/build/index.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/index.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js
- /Users/danielnizynski/work/AwesomeProject/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/bin.js

Reproducible Demo

  1. Create new project by running npx react-native@latest init
  2. Install dependencies (when these are not installed the error does not show up)
  3. run npx react-native clean and select metro, watchman and npm

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