Error packaging SharePoint App with gulp, 'package-solution' sub task - gulp

Question

I am having an issue packaging a SharePoint App. Based on the documentation, we need to run:
npm install
gulp bundle --ship
gulp package-solution --ship
On the last statement: gulp package-solution --ship I get the following error:
Error - 'package-solution' sub task errored after 42 ms
Cannot read property 'name' of undefined
'package-solution' errored after 50 ms

Answer 1

This issue was a missing section in the file package-solution.json.
There need to be a developer section, see below:
{
"$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/spfx-build/package-solution.schema.json",
"solution": {
"name": "my-sample-solution",
"id": "fafafafa-1776-0911-bead-abbadabba123",
"version": "2.0.0.0",
"isDomainIsolated": false,
"includeClientSideAssets": true,
"developer": {
"name": "your-company",
"websiteUrl": "http://your-company.com",
"mpnId": "",
"termsOfUseUrl": "http://your-company.com/home/about#terms",
"privacyUrl": "http://your-company.com/home/about#privacy"
}
},
"paths": {
"zippedPackage": "solution/my-sample-solution.spapp"
}
}
The solution was found in the thread related to this GitHub issue: SharePoint repository issue #6144