yarn --version triggers ENOENT error before first install

[akloeber]

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug?
Bug

What is the current behavior?
When requesting the version of yarn after installation the following error is thrown:

root@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~# yarn --version
0.17.2
/usr/share/yarn/bin/yarn.js:47
      throw err;
      ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/usr/local/share/.cache/yarn/.roadrunner.json'
    at Error (native)
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:549:18)
    at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:1156:15)
    at /usr/share/yarn/node_modules/roadrunner/index.js:25:6
    at /usr/share/yarn/node_modules/roadrunner/index.js:12:12
    at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
    at process.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at processEmit [as emit] (/usr/share/yarn/node_modules/signal-exit/index.js:140:35)
    at process.exit (node.js:766:17)
    at Command.<anonymous> (/usr/share/yarn/node_modules/commander/index.js:825:13)

After installing any global module /usr/local/share/.cache/yarn/.roadrunner.json is present and yarn version gives the correct output:

root@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~# yarn global add pm2
...
root@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~# yarn --version
0.17.2

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

• install via dpkg -i yarn_0.17.2_all.deb
• run yarn --version

What is the expected behavior?
yarn should only print version number 0.17.2.

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version.
node 4.6.2
yarn 0.17.2
Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS

[lyushenko]

Having the same issue on MacOS with yarn 0.17.3 installed via npm.

[wyze]

Duplicate #1724.