{"record":{"id":"68f69afa2244375d","repo":"vercel/turborepo","slug":"try-running-without-skip-transforms-to-convert","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Try running without \"--skip-transforms\" to convert \"${exampleName}\" to a package manager that is available on your system.","messagePattern":"Try running without \"--skip-transforms\" to convert \"(.+?)\" to a package manager that is available on your system\\.","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"packages/create-turbo/src/commands/create/index.ts","lineNumber":218,"sourceCode":"    }\n  } else {\n    logger.log(picocolors.cyan(\"apps\"));\n    logger.log(` - ${picocolors.bold(projectName)}`);\n  }\n\n  // run install\n  logger.log();\n  if (hasPackageJson && !skipInstall) {\n    // in the case when the user opted out of transforms, but not install, we need to make sure the package manager is available\n    // before we attempt an install\n    if (\n      opts.skipTransforms &&\n      !availablePackageManagers[project.packageManager]\n    ) {\n      warn(\n        `Unable to install dependencies - \"${exampleName}\" uses \"${project.packageManager}\" which could not be found.`\n      );\n      warn(\n        `Try running without \"--skip-transforms\" to convert \"${exampleName}\" to a package manager that is available on your system.`\n      );\n      logger.log();\n    } else if (projectPackageManager.version) {\n      const loader = turboLoader(\"Installing dependencies...\").start();\n      await install({\n        project,\n        to: projectPackageManager,\n        options: {\n          interactive: false\n        }\n      });\n\n      loader.stop();\n    }\n  }\n\n  if (!isMaintainedByCoreTeam) {","sourceCodeStart":200,"sourceCodeEnd":236,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/blob/f9245100cf0d31d96628804ead485f6bf226e55a/packages/create-turbo/src/commands/create/index.ts#L200-L236","documentation":"Remediation hint printed immediately after the 'Unable to install dependencies' warning when --skip-transforms kept an example whose package manager is unavailable. It states the alternative: drop --skip-transforms so create-turbo converts the example to a package manager found on your system. Dependency installation was skipped; the scaffolded project is otherwise complete.","triggerScenarios":"Same condition as the preceding warning: opts.skipTransforms is set and availablePackageManagers[project.packageManager] is falsy while the install step would otherwise run (hasPackageJson && !skipInstall).","commonSituations":"npm-only machines creating a pnpm/yarn-based example with --skip-transforms; the same session that produced error 107.","solutions":["Re-run without --skip-transforms so transforms convert the example to your available package manager","Or install the example's package manager and keep --skip-transforms","Or pass --skip-install and install dependencies manually"],"exampleFix":"# before\nnpx create-turbo@latest my-app --skip-transforms\n# warn: Try running without \"--skip-transforms\" to convert \"basic\" to a package manager that is available on your system.\n\n# after: let transforms convert to an installed manager\nnpx create-turbo@latest my-app","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if (opts.skipTransforms) {\n  const managers = await detectAvailablePackageManagers(); // e.g. `which pnpm/yarn/npm`\n  if (!managers.includes(examplePackageManager)) {\n    delete opts.skipTransforms; // let transforms convert the example instead\n  }\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Treat the two warnings as one condition: skip-transforms + unavailable package manager","Prefer dropping --skip-transforms over hand-installing unfamiliar package managers","Use --skip-install when you intend to install manually"],"tags":["create-turbo","package-manager","install","skip-transforms"],"backgroundTag":"package-manager-not-found","analyzedSha":"f9245100cf0d31d96628804ead485f6bf226e55a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-17T10:46:15.696Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}