[DOCS] npm doesn't install the latest tagged version if engines are invalid #7704
Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
This issue exists in the latest npm version
- I am using the latest npm
Current Behavior
Running npm install @pkgjs/support or npx @pkgjs/support validate will install an outdated version of the package (0.0.2 instead of 0.0.6 which is also tagged latest).
Expected Behavior
The latest version of @pkgjs/support is installed/used.
Steps To Reproduce
npx
- Run
npx @pkgjs/support validatewith Node.js 22.5.1 (npm 10.8.2) Linux x64
$ npm version
{
npm: '10.8.2',
node: '22.5.1',
acorn: '8.11.3',
ada: '2.9.0',
ares: '1.32.1',
brotli: '1.1.0',
cjs_module_lexer: '1.2.2',
cldr: '45.0',
icu: '75.1',
llhttp: '9.2.1',
modules: '127',
napi: '9',
nbytes: '0.1.0',
nghttp2: '1.62.1',
nghttp3: '0.7.0',
ngtcp2: '1.3.0',
openssl: '3.0.13+quic',
simdjson: '3.9.4',
simdutf: '5.3.0',
sqlite: '3.46.0',
tz: '2024a',
undici: '6.19.2',
unicode: '15.1',
uv: '1.48.0',
uvwasi: '0.0.21',
v8: '12.4.254.21-node.16',
zlib: '1.3.0.1-motley-209717d'
}
$ npx @pkgjs/support validate
npm error could not determine executable to run
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/rlau/.npm/_logs/2024-08-06T15_47_54_908Z-debug-0.log
$According to the debug log, @pkgjs/support@0.0.2 was used (where the error makes sense as there is no bin for version 0.0.2: https://registry.npmjs.org/@pkgjs%2fsupport).
$ cat /home/rlau/.npm/_logs/2024-08-06T15_47_54_908Z-debug-0.log
0 verbose cli /home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/bin/node /home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
1 info using npm@10.8.2
2 info using node@v22.5.1
3 silly config load:file:/home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc
4 silly config load:file:/tmp/new/.npmrc
5 silly config load:file:/home/rlau/.npmrc
6 silly config load:file:/home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/etc/npmrc
7 verbose title npm exec @pkgjs/support validate
8 verbose argv "exec" "--" "@pkgjs/support" "validate"
9 verbose logfile logs-max:10 dir:/home/rlau/.npm/_logs/2024-08-06T15_47_54_908Z-
10 verbose logfile /home/rlau/.npm/_logs/2024-08-06T15_47_54_908Z-debug-0.log
11 silly logfile start cleaning logs, removing 1 files
12 silly logfile done cleaning log files
13 silly packumentCache heap:4345298944 maxSize:1086324736 maxEntrySize:543162368
14 http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/@pkgjs%2fsupport 592ms (cache miss)
15 verbose stack Error: could not determine executable to run
15 verbose stack at getBinFromManifest (/home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/lib/get-bin-from-manifest.js:17:23)
15 verbose stack at exec (/home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmexec/lib/index.js:202:15)
15 verbose stack at async Npm.exec (/home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:207:9)
15 verbose stack at async module.exports (/home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js:74:5)
16 verbose pkgid @pkgjs/support@0.0.2
17 error could not determine executable to run
18 verbose cwd /tmp/new
19 verbose os Linux 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64
20 verbose node v22.5.1
21 verbose npm v10.8.2
22 verbose exit 1
23 verbose code 1
24 error A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/rlau/.npm/_logs/2024-08-06T15_47_54_908Z-debug-0.log
$
Problem does not occur with Node.js 22.4.1 and npm 10.8.1.
We first notice this happen in https://github.com/nodeshift/openshift-rest-client/actions/runs/10268248192/job/28410980498?pr=420 when attempting to add Node.js 22 to our existing GitHub Workflow.
npm install
- In an empty directory/new package...
- Run
npm install @pkgjs/support.
$ npm install @pkgjs/support
added 7 packages in 1s
1 package is looking for funding
run `npm fund` for details
$
- Observe that
pkgjs/support@0.0.2is installed:
$ npm ls
new@ /tmp/new
└── @pkgjs/support@0.0.2
$
Problem does not occur with Node.js 22.4.1 and npm 10.8.1.
Environment
- npm: 10.8.2
- Node.js: 22.5.1
- OS Name: Linux
- System Model Name:
- npm config:
; "user" config from /home/rlau/.npmrc
//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken = (protected)
; node bin location = /home/rlau/.nvm/versions/node/v22.5.1/bin/node
; node version = v22.5.1
; npm local prefix = /tmp/new
; npm version = 10.8.2
; cwd = /tmp/new
; HOME = /home/rlau
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.