In a CentOS 8 with nodejs v18.15.0 and npm v.9.5.0 when running jhispter version 7.9.3 I get the error:

[user@machine egeria-portal]$ jhipster
INFO! Using bundled JHipster
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:571
      throw e;
      ^

Error [ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED]: Package subpath './lib/util/namespace' is not defined by "exports" in /usr/lib/node_modules/generator-jhipster/node_modules/yeoman-environment/package.json
    at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:399:5)
    at exportsNotFound (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:361:10)
    at packageExportsResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:697:9)
    at resolveExports (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:565:36)
    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:634:31)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/generator-jhipster/utils/blueprint.js:19:25) {
  code: 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED'
}

Node.js v18.15.0
[user@machine egeria-portal]

This error seems to occur in jhipster on certain nodejs 18 versions, and not on earlier ones like nodejs 16.


To solve it, you must add the following to the file /usr/lib/node_modules/generator-jhipster/node_modules/yeoman-environment/package.json within "exports":

"./lib/util/namespace": "./lib/util/namespace.js"

staying like for example:

[user@machine workbench]$ cat /usr/lib/node_modules/generator-jhipster/node_modules/yeoman-environment/package.json
{
  "name": "yeoman-environment",
  "version": "3.10.0",
  "description": "Handles the lifecyle and bootstrapping of generators in a specific environment",
  "homepage": "http://yeoman.io",
  "author": "Yeoman",
  "bin": {
    "yoe": "cli/index.js"
  },
  "files": [
    "cli",
    "lib"
  ],
  "main": "lib/environment.js",
  "exports": {
    "./lib/util/namespace": "./lib/util/namespace.js",
    ".": "./lib/environment.js",
    "./cli/": "./cli/",
    "./lib/": "./lib/",
    "./lib/util/": "./lib/util/",
    "./adapter": "./lib/adapter.js",
    "./conflicter": "./lib/util/conflicter.js",
    "./log": "./lib/util/log.js",
    "./transform": "./lib/util/transform.js",
    "./package.json": "./package.json"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "development",
...
...
    ],
    "rules": {
      "import/no-dynamic-require": "off",
      "import/extensions": "off",
      "prefer-spread": "off",
      "padding-line-between-statements": "off",
      "unicorn/no-hex-escape": "off",
      "unicorn/prefer-reflect-apply": "off",
      "prefer-rest-params": "off",
      "node/prefer-promises/fs": "off",
      "promise/prefer-await-to-then": "off",
      "unicorn/no-array-reduce": "off",
      "unicorn/import-style": "off"
    }
  }
}
[user@machine workbench]$


And with this it works:

[user@machine myapp]$ jhipster
INFO! Using bundled JHipster

        ██╗ ██╗   ██╗ ████████╗ ███████╗   ██████╗ ████████╗ ████████╗ ███████╗
        ██║ ██║   ██║ ╚══██╔══╝ ██╔═══██╗ ██╔════╝ ╚══██╔══╝ ██╔═════╝ ██╔═══██╗
        ██║ ████████║    ██║    ███████╔╝ ╚█████╗     ██║    ██████╗   ███████╔╝
  ██╗   ██║ ██╔═══██║    ██║    ██╔════╝   ╚═══██╗    ██║    ██╔═══╝   ██╔══██║
  ╚██████╔╝ ██║   ██║ ████████╗ ██║       ██████╔╝    ██║    ████████╗ ██║  ╚██╗
   ╚═════╝  ╚═╝   ╚═╝ ╚═══════╝ ╚═╝       ╚═════╝     ╚═╝    ╚═══════╝ ╚═╝   ╚═╝
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