Can't run npm update

[xylo04]

I'm getting an error when trying to run npm update at 82cb2c9 with npm 9.3.1 and node 18.14.0:

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6387 timing reifyNode:node_modules/google-gax/node_modules/@grpc/grpc-js Completed in 412ms
6388 timing reifyNode:node_modules/jose Completed in 417ms
6389 timing reifyNode:node_modules/google-gax Completed in 445ms
6390 timing reifyNode:node_modules/caniuse-lite Completed in 455ms
6391 timing reify:unpack Completed in 462ms
6392 timing command:update Completed in 34524ms
6393 verbose stack TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "from" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
6393 verbose stack     at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:399:5)
6393 verbose stack     at validateString (node:internal/validators:163:11)
6393 verbose stack     at relative (node:path:1191:5)
6393 verbose stack     at /home/chris/.nvm/versions/node/v18.14.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1093:21
6393 verbose stack     at Array.map (<anonymous>)
6393 verbose stack     at /home/chris/.nvm/versions/node/v18.14.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1091:66
6393 verbose stack     at Array.map (<anonymous>)
6393 verbose stack     at [rollbackMoveBackRetiredUnchanged] (/home/chris/.nvm/versions/node/v18.14.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:1091:8)
6393 verbose stack     at [reifyPackages] (/home/chris/.nvm/versions/node/v18.14.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js:239:31)
6393 verbose stack     at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
6394 verbose cwd /home/chris/src/k0swe/forester
6395 verbose Linux 6.0.12-76060006-generic
6396 verbose node v18.14.0
6397 verbose npm  v9.3.1
6398 error code ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
6399 error The "from" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
6400 verbose exit 1
6401 timing npm Completed in 34551ms
6402 verbose unfinished npm timer reify 1676390457583
6403 verbose unfinished npm timer reify:audit 1676390491621
6404 verbose unfinished npm timer auditReport:getReport 1676390491621
6405 verbose unfinished npm timer reify:unretire 1676390492102
6406 verbose code 1
6407 error A complete log of this run can be found in:
6407 error     /home/chris/.npm/_logs/2023-02-14T16_00_57_558Z-debug-0.log

Seems like maybe this is a bug in either reify or node itself? relative (node:path:1191:5) is trying to validateString but is actually passing undefined.

This is reproducing both in GitHub actions as well as on my workstation with identical results, so I don't think it's a local installation issue.

[xylo04]

This looks like npm/cli#4907.