[BUG] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec')

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This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

I develop a nextjs application. I want to use react-table package specific version from github. I tried the below command in the terminal:

npm install git://github.com/tanstack/react-table.git#v8.0.0-alpha.51

It starts to download but stucked after a while and ended with the error Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec')

Here is the npm log:

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109 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec')
109 verbose stack     at updateNodes (/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1177:44)
109 verbose stack     at Arborist.[saveIdealTree] (/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1344:11)
109 verbose stack     at Arborist.reify (/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:156:31)
109 verbose stack     at async Install.exec (/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/install.js:159:5)
109 verbose stack     at async module.exports (/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js:66:5)
110 verbose cwd /Users/talatkuyuk/MyCodeRepo/nextprojects/amazon-ht-web
111 verbose Darwin 19.6.0
112 verbose argv "/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/node" "/Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/npm" "install" "git://github.com/tanstack/react-table.git#v8.0.0-alpha.51"
113 verbose node v16.15.0
114 verbose npm  v8.5.5
115 error Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec')
116 verbose exit 1
117 timing npm Completed in 91074ms
118 verbose unfinished npm timer reify 1651116372524
119 verbose unfinished npm timer reify:save 1651116463410
120 verbose code 1
121 error A complete log of this run can be found in:
121 error     /Users/talatkuyuk/.npm/_logs/2022-04-28T03_26_12_342Z-debug-0.log

Expected Behavior

I expect the npm install the react-table package from GitHub

Steps To Reproduce

1. It is nextjs application
2. Run 'npm install git://github.com/tanstack/react-table.git#v8.0.0-alpha.51'
3. See error...Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec')

Environment

• npm: v8.5.5
• Node.js: v16.15.0
• OS Name: MacBook Pro
• System Model Name: Mac OS
• npm config:

; node bin location = /Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/node
; cwd = /Users/talatkuyuk/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist
; HOME = /Users/talatkuyuk
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

Reproduce with npm v8.5.5, Node.js v16.15.0, and the GitHub install command, then inspect @npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js around updateNodes and saveIdealTree. Done means the react-table tag installs successfully without the "reading 'spec'" TypeError.