[Bug?]: Alias resolution isn't working for package

[rhlsthrm]

Self-service

• I'd be willing to implement a fix

Describe the bug

I have a package alias that worked with Yarn v1 and NPM. When I try to update to Yarn v2, I get this error:

➤ YN0016: │ @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers: Registry failed to return tag "hardhat-deploy-ethers"

To reproduce

await expect(packageJsonAndInstall({
  devDependencies: {"@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers"},
})).resolves.toBeTruthy();

Environment

System:
OS: macOS 11.4
CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
Binaries:
Node: 14.16.0 - /private/var/folders/0x/cml8jk85195dd8p2f1swfrb00000gn/T/xfs-6b93a8b0/node
Yarn: 2.4.2 - /private/var/folders/0x/cml8jk85195dd8p2f1swfrb00000gn/T/xfs-6b93a8b0/yarn
npm: 6.14.11 - /usr/local/opt/node@14/bin/npm

Additional context

Repro by running:
yarn add -D @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers

I can successfully run:
npm install --save-dev @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers

[yarnbot]

This issue reproduces on master:

Error: expect(received).resolves.toBeTruthy()

Received promise rejected instead of resolved
Rejected to value: [Error: Command failed: /usr/bin/node /github/workspace/scripts/actions/../run-yarn.js install

➤ YN0000: ┌ Resolution step
::group::Resolution step
➤ YN0016: │ @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers: Registry failed to return tag "hardhat-deploy-ethers"
::endgroup::
➤ YN0000: └ Completed
➤ YN0000: Failed with errors in 0s 186ms
]
    at expect (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/expect-npm-24.8.0-8c7640c562-0c0da74930.zip/node_modules/expect/build/index.js:138:15)
    at module.exports (evalmachine.<anonymous>:2:7)
    at /github/workspace/.yarn/cache/@arcanis-sherlock-npm-2.0.2-91650a2501-627bee24a7.zip/node_modules/@arcanis/sherlock/lib/executeRepro.js:56:19
    at executeInTempDirectory (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/@arcanis-sherlock-npm-2.0.2-91650a2501-627bee24a7.zip/node_modules/@arcanis/sherlock/lib/executeRepro.js:17:22)
    at Object.executeRepro (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/@arcanis-sherlock-npm-2.0.2-91650a2501-627bee24a7.zip/node_modules/@arcanis/sherlock/lib/executeRepro.js:24:18)
    at ExecCommand.execute (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/@arcanis-sherlock-npm-2.0.2-91650a2501-627bee24a7.zip/node_modules/@arcanis/sherlock/lib/commands/exec.js:25:59)
    at async ExecCommand.validateAndExecute (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/clipanion-npm-2.0.0-rc.16-b9444aaf89-91cf93ba72.zip/node_modules/clipanion/lib/advanced/Command.js:161:26)
    at async Cli.run (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/clipanion-npm-2.0.0-rc.16-b9444aaf89-91cf93ba72.zip/node_modules/clipanion/lib/advanced/Cli.js:74:24)
    at async Cli.runExit (/github/workspace/.yarn/cache/clipanion-npm-2.0.0-rc.16-b9444aaf89-91cf93ba72.zip/node_modules/clipanion/lib/advanced/Cli.js:83:28)

[paul-soporan]

Duplicate of #1816.

You need to specify a range until the issue is fixed: yarn add -D @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers@*.