From c1383044d18c70b430b8a6fbee1ef745aefc09cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zoltan Kochan <z@kochan.io>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:38:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): don't try to read the name prop of manifest that
 is null

---
 .changeset/hungry-pens-know.md     | 5 +++++
 packages/core/src/install/index.ts | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/hungry-pens-know.md

diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-pens-know.md b/.changeset/hungry-pens-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..695f0f7f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-pens-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/core": patch
+---
+
+Fixed an exception that was caused by reading the name property from a manifest that was not defined.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/install/index.ts b/packages/core/src/install/index.ts
index 6a2811e933..32f27690ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/install/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/install/index.ts
@@ -873,10 +873,14 @@ const _installInContext: InstallFunction = async (projects, ctx, opts) => {
             await Promise.all(
               directPkgs.map(async (dep) => {
                 const manifest = await dep.fetchingBundledManifest?.() ?? await safeReadProjectManifestOnly(dep.dir)
+                let nodeExecPath: string | undefined
+                if (manifest?.name) {
+                  nodeExecPath = project.manifest.dependenciesMeta?.[manifest.name]?.node
+                }
                 return {
                   location: dep.dir,
                   manifest,
-                  nodeExecPath: project.manifest.dependenciesMeta?.[manifest!.name!]?.node,
+                  nodeExecPath,
                 }
               })
             )