Error: spawn E2BIG on large package.json files #8552
Description
Verify latest release
- I verified that the issue exists in the latest pnpm release
pnpm version
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Which area(s) of pnpm are affected? (leave empty if unsure)
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Link to the code that reproduces this issue or a replay of the bug
https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/tree/e5cd2a2c4630d05ee41c0d6018c880d3f0142b80
💡 You'll notice the package.json is 18086 lines (VS Code extension life)
Reproduction steps
From a Mac terminal or the terminal in VS Code:
- run
pnpm install - run
pnpm run buildorpnpm run lint
Describe the Bug
Running pnpm run build produces the following error:
> [email protected] build /Users/keithdaulton/code/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens.worktrees/debt/pnpm
> webpack --mode development
node:internal/child_process:421
throw new ErrnoException(err, 'spawn');
^
Error: spawn E2BIG
at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:421:11)
at spawn (node:child_process:762:9)
at spawn (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:83937:19)
at runCmd_ (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:103213:20)
at runCmd (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:103153:9)
at runPackageLifecycle (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:103120:7)
at Array.<anonymous> (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:102337:13)
at LOOP (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:102364:18)
at chain (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:102371:9)
at lifecycle_ (/Users/keithdaulton/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/9.10.0/dist/pnpm.cjs:103094:7) {
errno: -7,
code: 'E2BIG',
syscall: 'spawn'
}
Node.js v20.17.0Expected Behavior
The package scripts should run normally like when I use yarn as I have in the past or when I use npm now as a workaround.
When I prefix the commands with NODE_DEBUG=child_process, I notice that envPairs when using pnpm has over 10,000 entries. Whereas with npm there's only 50ish entries in envPairs.
Which Node.js version are you using?
v20.17.0
Which operating systems have you used?
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
If your OS is a Linux based, which one it is? (Include the version if relevant)
No response