ncu -g error with Volta

[dougg0k]

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Steps to Reproduce

• Install Volta
• volta install node@latest
• volta install corepack@latest
• corepack enable
• COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0 corepack enable pnpm
• (Unsure if at least one global package is needed)
• ncu -g

❯ pnpm i -g typescript
...

~
❯ whereis pnpm
pnpm: /home/user/.volta/bin/pnpm

~
❯ whereis tsc
tsc: /home/user/.local/share/pnpm/tsc

Current Behavior

After typing ncu -g it is exited with an error.

It appears you are using Volta. `npm-check-updates --global` cannot be used with Volta because Volta has i
ts own system for managing global packages which circumvents npm.

If you are still receiving this message after uninstalling Volta, ensure your PATH does not contain an ent
ry for Volta and your shell profile does not define VOLTA_HOME. You may need to reboot for changes to your
 shell profile to take effect.
Error: nu::shell::non_zero_exit_code

I am not using npm, but pnpm.

Expected Behavior

To work with Volta.

Why ncu -g was needed? Because pnpm update -g --latest was not enough to upgrade some major versions in a package, even though it should.

[dougg0k]

I am considering changing from Volta to Mise to manage Node and all other tools with a pre-config which fits right in the dotfiles.

So, no rush here.

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Edit:

After doing the change, clearly the issue are in this tool with pnpm (global) not Volta, but there is still the barrier with it.

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Edit2:

This is false Volta has its own system for managing global packages which circumvents npm. at least in this context.