execPath test

Author: nojaf

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: corepack enable
 
+      - name: Show resolved npm via execPath
+        run: |
+          node -e 'import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+                   import { execPath } from "node:process";
+                   import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+                   const npmBin = join(dirname(execPath), "npm");
+                   console.log("Resolved npm:", npmBin);
+                   const res = spawnSync(npmBin, ["--version"], { stdio: "inherit" });
+                   process.exit(res.status);'
+
       - name: Find and export npm path
         run: |
           which npm || echo "npm not found"

lib_dev/process.js

@@ -251,33 +251,7 @@ export function setup(cwd = process.cwd()) {
      * @param {ExecOptions} [options]
      * @return {Promise<ExecResult>}
      */
-    async npm(args = [], options = {}) {
-      // First try to use NPM_PATH from environment (set by CI)
-      if (process.env.NPM_PATH) {
-        try {
-          await fs.access(process.env.NPM_PATH);
-          console.log(`Using npm from NPM_PATH: ${process.env.NPM_PATH}`);
-          return exec(process.env.NPM_PATH, args, options);
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.log(`npm at NPM_PATH not accessible: ${err.message}`);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Try to find npm in the same directory as node
-      const nodePath = process.execPath;
-      const nodeDir = path.dirname(nodePath);
-      const npmPath = path.join(nodeDir, "npm");
-
-      try {
-        await fs.access(npmPath);
-        console.log(`Using npm from Node.js directory: ${npmPath}`);
-        return exec(npmPath, args, options);
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.log(`npm not found in Node.js directory: ${err.message}`);
-      }
-
-      // Final fallback to direct npm execution
-      console.log("Falling back to direct npm execution");
+    npm(args = [], options = {}) {
       return exec("npm", args, options);
     },
   };