{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/9661","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/9661/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/9661/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/9661/events","html_url":"https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/9661","id":107263702,"number":9661,"title":"NPM v3.3.3 - fail to install github shortcuts","user":{"login":"neophob","id":837347,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/837347?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob","html_url":"https://github.com/neophob","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/labels/bug","name":"bug","color":"C40233"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-09-18T19:33:04Z","updated_at":"2015-09-18T20:15:08Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Example package.json:\r\n\r\n```\r\n{\r\n  \"name\": \"test\",\r\n  \"version\": \"0.0.1\",\r\n  \"dependencies\": {\r\n    \"unofficial-nodejs-nest\": \"neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest\"\r\n  },\r\n  \"engines\": {\r\n    \"node\": \">=0.10.0\"\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n```\r\n\r\nwhen I run `npm install` nothing happens:\r\n\r\n```\r\n> npm install\r\nnpm WARN EPACKAGEJSON test@0.0.1 No description\r\nnpm WARN EPACKAGEJSON test@0.0.1 No repository field.\r\nnpm WARN EPACKAGEJSON test@0.0.1 No license field.\r\n\r\n> ls -al node_modules/\r\ntotal 0\r\ndrwxr-xr-x  2 me  staff   68 Sep 18 21:35 .\r\ndrwxr-xr-x  4 me  staff  136 Sep 18 21:31 ..\r\n```\r\n\r\nI don't see an error but I also don't see the module. Worked for npm 1.x and npm 2.x.\r\n\r\nInstalling the package manually works btw:\r\n\r\n```\r\nnpm install neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest\r\ntest@0.0.1 /Users/me/tmp/npm\r\n└── unofficial-nest-api@0.1.6  extraneous (git://github.com/neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest.git#add5b651a8c7f12f6b8052d2d2fbffdd1844f152)\r\n\r\nnpm WARN EPACKAGEJSON test@0.0.1 No description\r\nnpm WARN EPACKAGEJSON test@0.0.1 No repository field.\r\nnpm WARN EPACKAGEJSON test@0.0.1 No license field.\r\n\r\n> ls node_modules/\r\nunofficial-nest-api\r\n````\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/comments/141555216","html_url":"https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/9661#issuecomment-141555216","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/9661","id":141555216,"user":{"login":"neophob","id":837347,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/837347?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob","html_url":"https://github.com/neophob","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/neophob/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-09-18T20:15:08Z","updated_at":"2015-09-18T20:15:08Z","body":"npm list after the manual installation:\r\n\r\n```\r\n> npm list\r\ntest@0.0.1 /Users/me/tmp/npm\r\n├── unofficial-nest-api@0.1.6 (git://github.com/neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest.git#add5b651a8c7f12f6b8052d2d2fbffdd1844f152)\r\n└── UNMET DEPENDENCY unofficial-nodejs-nest@github:neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest\r\n\r\nnpm ERR! missing: unofficial-nodejs-nest@github:neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest, required by test@0.0.1\r\n``` \r\n\r\nthe only difference I see is the URL \"git://github.com/neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest.git\" vs \"github:neophob/unofficial_nodejs_nest\".\r\n\r\nmight be related to #9652"}}