root task lint (turbo run lint) looks like it invokes turbo and might cause a loop

[tienlx97]

I got this bug when I use yarn lint:

root task lint (turbo run lint) looks like it invokes turbo and might cause a loop

• turborepo: "latest"
• netxjs: "latest"

[thiagodebastos]

I've been experiencing the same issue since 1.10.3. It looks like it was fixed in 1.10.4 but now re-introduced in 1.10.6

[kenyipp]

Downgrade from latest to 1.10.4 work for me

[d-kja]

Had the same issue with the latest version, the downgrade worked for me as well.

[agomesd]

Downgrading to 1.10.4 doesn't fix it for me

[anthonyshew]

I've created an issue for the team to look at based on this report. We appreciate if you could share any reproductions or further information there.

#6511

[JBhrayn]

any updates on this? downgrading to 1.10.4. doesnt fix it for me too

[anthonyshew]

Since we don't have any reproductions to look at, I'm going to have to assume that this is not a bug but, rather, that the folks here are running into a small protection that we have in place to make sure you don't recursively call turbo.

For instance, if you have:

// package.json
{
  "scripts": {
    "lint": "turbo run lint:js lint:css lint:md"
  }
}

And try to run turbo lint, that would be a turbo command inside another turbo command, which isn't something we want to support. Instead, you would want to use your package manager to run the lint command (e.g. npm run lint, pnpm lint, etc.).

[jschuur]

In case anyone else runs into a 'looks like it invokes turbo and might cause a loop' error, I just got it in a new PNPM monorepo when I initially had a typo in my pnpm-workspace.yaml file name. Went away when I used the correct name.

My guess is that the default workspace list that kicks in when you don't have one defined is root.

[cjkihl]

This is the correct answer. ✅ If you remove pnpm-workspace.yaml turbo throws this error which is miss leading.
Tested on Turbo 2.1.3

How to reproduce:

1. Download a new turbo repo starter with pnpm pnpm dlx create-turbo@latest
2. Remove the pnpm-workspace.yaml
3. Run pnpm run dev

Result:

Turbo throws × root task //#dev (turbo dev) looks like it invokes turbo and might cause a loop

Suggested result:

It would be great if turbo gives a warning if monorepo configuration could not be found

@anthonyshew Can we please open this issue again? 🙏

[anthonyshew]

Is there a related Issue? We tend to prioritize bugs reported in Issues so if there isn't one yet, it would help us on our end if someone could make one.

I agree this error message should be more informative. Just don't want to forget about here in a Discussion!

[cjkihl]

Created one:
#9224

[anthonyshew]

Fixing in #9650

[mohammad-amin-hesam]

in my case I solved this problem with add a pnpm-workspace.yaml at root of project

// pnpm-workespace.yaml
packages:
  - "apps/*"
  - "packages/*"