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npm global root missing breaks bundled npm self-install

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2 open items. Fix attempted, not merged.

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1open PR
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Known?
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Fix event
No fix has been merged to main. 1 PR closed without merging; see the attempts below.
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1 issue and 1 PR.

Bundled npm versions 11.19 and above fail to self-install with an ENOENT lstat error when the npm global root directory does not exist. The associated fixes pre-create that directory before the self-install step.

Open issues1

  • Issue#125215npm self-install exits 254 (ENOENT lstat <prefix>/lib) with Node's bundled npm >= 11.19 — blocks hermes update entirely

Open PRs1

  • PR#125228fix(pm): pre-create the npm global root before the self-install

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: closed without comment 1

  • #132567 fix(pm): pre-create npm global root so bundled npm >= 11.19 self-install works (fixes #125215) · closed without comment
How this cluster was grouped
  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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