Maximum call stack size exceeded; removing node_modules and package-lock.json and running 'npm i' did not work

Question

Not meaning to add another 'maximum call stack size exceeded' question, but I've tried probably every other suggestion on stackoverflow (I think).

Versions:

node v.14.19.0
npm v.6.14.16

Below is the log with the error.

> esbuild@0.13.8 postinstall C:\\folder\\node_modules\@angular-devkit\build-angular\node_modules\esbuild
> node install.js


> esbuild@0.13.8 postinstall C:\\folder\\node_modules\ng-packagr\node_modules\esbuild
> node install.js


> nx@13.10.0 postinstall C:\\folder\\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx
> node ./bin/init

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:905
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'tar-stream'
Require stack:
- C:\\folder\\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx\src\utils\fileutils.js
- C:\\folder\\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx\src\utils\cache-directory.js
- C:\\folder\\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx\src\project-graph\nx-deps-cache.js
- C:\\folder\\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx\src\project-graph\project-graph.js
- C:\\folder\\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx\bin\init.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:902:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:746:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:974:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:101:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\folder\node_modules\nx\node_modules\@nrwl\tao\node_modules\nx\src\utils\fileutils.js:11:13)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1085:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1114:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:950:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:790:12)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:974:19) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    'C:\\folder\\node_modules\\nx\\node_modules\\@nrwl\\tao\\node_modules\\nx\\src\\utils\\fileutils.js',
    'C:\\folder\\node_modules\\nx\\node_modules\\@nrwl\\tao\\node_modules\\nx\\src\\utils\\cache-directory.js',
    'C:\\folder\\node_modules\\nx\\node_modules\\@nrwl\\tao\\node_modules\\nx\\src\\project-graph\\nx-deps-cache.js',
    'C:\\folder\\node_modules\\nx\\node_modules\\@nrwl\\tao\\node_modules\\nx\\src\\project-graph\\project-graph.js',
    'C:\\folder\\node_modules\\nx\\node_modules\\@nrwl\\tao\\node_modules\\nx\\bin\\init.js'
  ]
}
npm ERR! Maximum call stack size exceeded

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\xyz\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2022-04-08T20_00_17_654Z-debug.log

I have tried

1. removing the node_modules folder and package-lock.json and running npm i.
2. removing the npm cache in AppData, doing #1, and then running npm i.
3. running npm cache clean, doing #1 and then running npm i. (probably the same thing as #2 tbh.)
4. installing a different version of node (14.17.0-> 14.19.0) and running npm i.
5. globally installing the missing module (tar-stream) and running npm i
6. checking environment variables- I have a path var = C:\Program Files\nodejs
7. checking permissions

Any suggestions? Please let me know if there's any additional info needed.

Answer 1

I had this problem myself, its a new issue related to the nested dependencies in @nrwl/cli.
Add this to your package.json:

"optionalDependencies": {
   "@nrwl/cli": "13.7.1"
}

Source: https://github.com/nrwl/nx/issues/9755