nx init fails with error: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat

[alexiusp]

Current Behavior

When trying to migrate existing react app created with cra and running a command npx nx init as described in the documentation from CRA I'm sumbling upon a weird issue on the later stage of migration process:

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat

the process fails and leave the temp-workspace folder as an artefact

Expected Behavior

nx init command works as expected and react app is migrated to nx successully

Github Repo

No response

Steps to Reproduce

1. checkout repo created with CRA
2. run command npx nx init --vite=false

Nx Report

>  NX   The current directory isn't part of an Nx workspace.

   To create a workspace run:
   npx create-nx-workspace@latest <workspace name>

   To add Nx to existing workspace run with a workspace-specific nx.json:
   npx add-nx-to-monorepo@latest

   To add the default nx.json file run:
   nx init


 >  NX   For more information please visit https://nx.dev/

Failure Logs

>  NX   👋 Welcome to Nx!


 >  NX   🧹 Clearing unused files

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat 'temp-workspace/apps/web_opxp_onboarding/project.json'
    at Object.lstatSync (node:fs:1561:3)
    at Object.lstatSync (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:318:34)
    at statFunc (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/util/stat.js:24:20)
    at getStatsSync (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/util/stat.js:25:19)
    at Object.checkPathsSync (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/util/stat.js:67:33)
    at copySync (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/fs-extra/lib/copy/copy-sync.js:27:38)
    at createTempWorkspace (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/cra-to-nx/src/lib/cra-to-nx.js:127:29)    at /home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/cra-to-nx/src/lib/cra-to-nx.js:67:9
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at /home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/8331ccaaf37e1499/node_modules/tslib/tslib.js:118:75 {
  errno: -2,
  syscall: 'lstat',
  code: 'ENOENT',
  path: 'temp-workspace/apps/web_opxp_onboarding/project.json'
}
nx init

Adds nx.json file and installs nx if not installed already

Options:
  --help     Show help                                                                                         [boolean]  --version  Show version number                                                                               [boolean]
Error: Command failed: npx --yes cra-to-nx@latest init --vite=false
    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:861:11)
    at execSync (node:child_process:932:15)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/973fb08ee51bb939/node_modules/nx/src/command-line/init.js:26:46)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at /home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/973fb08ee51bb939/node_modules/tslib/tslib.js:118:75
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.__awaiter (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/973fb08ee51bb939/node_modules/tslib/tslib.js:114:16)
    at Object.initHandler (/home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/973fb08ee51bb939/node_modules/nx/src/command-line/init.js:11:20)
    at /home/podgaev/.npm/_npx/973fb08ee51bb939/node_modules/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.js:207:71 {
  status: 1,
  signal: null,
  output: [ null, null, null ],
  pid: 5945,
  stdout: null,
  stderr: null
}
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Additional Information

I'm using Node v.16.19.0, yarn v.1.22.19, npx v.8.19.3

[cbroomemktw]

I'm seeing this issue as well with a Create React App

[yasin459]

experiencing same issue

[mandarini]

Hi there @alexiusp @cbroomemktw @yasin459 ! Thanks for filing this issue!

I cannot reproduce this issue any more. Here are my logs:

1. npx create-react-app my-app: https://app.warp.dev/block/GAOlgXLCtK31GUGgR6EylI
2. cd my-app/
3. npx nx init --vite=false: https://app.warp.dev/block/SwKltQC03HhfJM6hJCAdwK

Can you please retry with latest version and let me know if it persists?

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