[PatternFly] can't install patternfly Error: Refusing to install patternfly as a dependency of itself

Tue Oct 24 07:19:46 UTC 2017

Hello,
I trying to install pattrenfly and get following error:

 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/bin/npm', 'install', 'patternfly',
'--save' ]
2 info using npm at 3.10.10
3 info using node at v6.11.3
4 silly loadCurrentTree Starting
5 silly install loadCurrentTree
6 silly install readLocalPackageData
7 silly fetchPackageMetaData patternfly
8 silly fetchNamedPackageData patternfly
9 silly mapToRegistry name patternfly
10 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
11 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
12 silly mapToRegistry data Result {
12 silly mapToRegistry   raw: 'patternfly',
12 silly mapToRegistry   scope: null,
12 silly mapToRegistry   escapedName: 'patternfly',
12 silly mapToRegistry   name: 'patternfly',
12 silly mapToRegistry   rawSpec: '',
12 silly mapToRegistry   spec: 'latest',
12 silly mapToRegistry   type: 'tag' }
13 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/patternfly
14 verbose request uri https://registry.npmjs.org/patternfly
15 verbose request no auth needed
16 info attempt registry request try #1 at 8:58:18 AM
17 verbose request id 2307bc6c244fe193
18 http request GET https://registry.npmjs.org/patternfly
19 http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/patternfly
20 verbose headers { server: 'nginx/1.10.1',
20 verbose headers   'content-type': 'application/json',
20 verbose headers   'last-modified': 'Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:22:23 GMT',
20 verbose headers   etag: 'W/"59ee335f-44cf6"',
20 verbose headers   'content-encoding': 'gzip',
20 verbose headers   'cache-control': 'max-age=300',
20 verbose headers   'content-length': '19459',
20 verbose headers   'accept-ranges': 'bytes',
20 verbose headers   date: 'Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:58:18 GMT',
20 verbose headers   via: '1.1 varnish',
20 verbose headers   age: '22',
20 verbose headers   connection: 'keep-alive',
20 verbose headers   'x-served-by': 'cache-ams4437-AMS',
20 verbose headers   'x-cache': 'HIT',
20 verbose headers   'x-cache-hits': '1',
20 verbose headers   'x-timer': 'S1508828298.208049,VS0,VE0',
20 verbose headers   vary: 'Accept-Encoding, Accept' }
21 silly get cb [ 200,
21 silly get   { server: 'nginx/1.10.1',
21 silly get     'content-type': 'application/json',
21 silly get     'last-modified': 'Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:22:23 GMT',
21 silly get     etag: 'W/"59ee335f-44cf6"',
21 silly get     'content-encoding': 'gzip',
21 silly get     'cache-control': 'max-age=300',
21 silly get     'content-length': '19459',
21 silly get     'accept-ranges': 'bytes',
21 silly get     date: 'Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:58:18 GMT',
21 silly get     via: '1.1 varnish',
21 silly get     age: '22',
21 silly get     connection: 'keep-alive',
21 silly get     'x-served-by': 'cache-ams4437-AMS',
21 silly get     'x-cache': 'HIT',
21 silly get     'x-cache-hits': '1',
21 silly get     'x-timer': 'S1508828298.208049,VS0,VE0',
21 silly get     vary: 'Accept-Encoding, Accept' } ]
22 verbose get saving patternfly to
/root/.npm/registry.npmjs.org/patternfly/.cache.json
23 verbose correctMkdir /root/.npm correctMkdir not in flight;
initializing
24 silly install normalizeTree
25 silly loadCurrentTree Finishing
26 silly loadIdealTree Starting
27 silly install loadIdealTree
28 silly cloneCurrentTree Starting
29 silly install cloneCurrentTreeToIdealTree
30 silly cloneCurrentTree Finishing
31 silly loadShrinkwrap Starting
32 silly install loadShrinkwrap
33 silly loadShrinkwrap Finishing
34 silly loadAllDepsIntoIdealTree Starting
35 silly install loadAllDepsIntoIdealTree
36 silly rollbackFailedOptional Starting
37 silly rollbackFailedOptional Finishing
38 silly runTopLevelLifecycles Finishing
39 silly install printInstalled
40 verbose stack Error: Refusing to install patternfly as a dependency
of itself
40 verbose stack     at checkSelf
(/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/validate-args.js:53:14)
40 verbose stack     at Array.<anonymous>
(/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules.bundled/slide/lib/bind-
actor.js:15:8)
40 verbose stack     at LOOP
(/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules.bundled/slide/lib/chain.js:15:1
4)
40 verbose stack     at chain
(/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules.bundled/slide/lib/chain.js:20:5
)
40 verbose stack     at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/validate-
args.js:16:5
40 verbose stack     at
/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules.bundled/slide/lib/async-
map.js:52:35
40 verbose stack     at Array.forEach (native)
40 verbose stack     at
/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules.bundled/slide/lib/async-
map.js:52:11
40 verbose stack     at Array.forEach (native)
40 verbose stack     at asyncMap
(/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules.bundled/slide/lib/async-
map.js:51:8)
41 verbose cwd /home/nmajorov/workspace/patternfly
42 error Linux 4.13.5-100.fc25.x86_64
43 error argv "/usr/bin/node" "/bin/npm" "install" "patternfly" "
--save"
44 error node v6.11.3
45 error npm  v3.10.10
46 error code ENOSELF
47 error Refusing to install patternfly as a dependency of itself
48 error If you need help, you may report this error at:
48 error     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
49 verbose exit [ 1, true ]
 nmajorov  ~  workspace  patt

Is it something related to the node version or npm ? 
any ideas why it happens ?

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