[BUG] TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "from" argument must be of type string.

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

On the local machine packages and workspaces are installed properly.

When using gitlab CI, this error occur:

npm timing reifyNode:node_modules/react-native Completed in 224225ms
npm timing reify:unpack Completed in 224435ms
npm timing command:i Completed in 247734ms
npm verb stack TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "from" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
npm verb stack     at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:372:5)
npm verb stack     at validateString (node:internal/validators:120:11)
npm verb stack     at relative (node:path:1191:5)
npm verb stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1073:21
npm verb stack     at Array.map (<anonymous>)
npm verb stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1071:66
npm verb stack     at Array.map (<anonymous>)
npm verb stack     at Arborist.[rollbackMoveBackRetiredUnchanged] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1071:8)
npm verb stack     at Arborist.[reifyPackages] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:235:31)
npm verb stack     at async Arborist.reify (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:155:5)
npm verb cwd /builds/millionpugs/web-frontend
npm verb Linux 5.4.109+
npm verb node v16.15.0
npm verb npm  v8.10.0
npm ERR! code ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
npm ERR! The "from" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
npm verb exit 1
npm timing npm Completed in 247884ms

Expected Behavior

It should install without errors or create debug log that helps to find a solution.

Steps To Reproduce

Just run npm i

Environment

• npm: 8.10.0
• Node.js: 14.17.4 or 16.15.0
• OS Name: macOS / GITLAB CI
• System Model Name: macOs Monterey
• npm config:

; node bin location = /Users/wjureczka/.nvm/versions/node/16.15.0/bin/node
; node version = v16.15.0
; npm local prefix = /Users/wjureczka/Projects/
; npm version = 8.10.0
; cwd = /Users/wjureczka/Projects/
; HOME = /Users/wjureczka

Start with @npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js around rollbackMoveBackRetiredUnchanged, using the reported npm i failure and stack trace as the entry point. Reproduce with npm 8.10.0 on the listed Node versions in GitLab CI, then compare the local and CI environments. Done means installation succeeds or the diagnostic output identifies the missing path value and its cause.