pnpm version

11.0.0

Code to reproduce the issue

Minimal reproduction: https://github.com/schickling-repros/2026-04-pnpm-gvs-force-repair

corepack pnpm@11.0.0 run repro

The repro creates a temporary project with enableGlobalVirtualStore: true, installs @testing-library/svelte@5.3.1, removes that package published ./vitest runtime export target from the projected package directory under .pnpm-store/v11/links, and compares two repair paths.

Expected behavior

pnpm install --force rebuilds the derived global virtual store link projection and restores the missing exported runtime file.

Actual behavior

pnpm install --force leaves the incomplete .pnpm-store/v11/links package projection in place:

Runtime export restored by pnpm install --force: false

Deleting .pnpm-store/v11/links and reinstalling restores the missing file:

Runtime export restored after deleting .pnpm-store/v11/links: true

Additional information

This report is about the repair behavior for derived global virtual store link projections. The reproduction simulates an incomplete projection by deleting a file from .pnpm-store/v11/links; it does not claim that the package itself is invalid.

Node.js version

24.14.0

Operating System

Linux x86_64