fix: issue-6960 Correctly handle scenario where prefix is the current working directory #7208
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closes #6960
Currently, when running
npm install
, if the--prefix
flag is provided and set to the current working directory, this triggers some logic intended for a global install. Specifically, it makesnpm.globalDir
andnpm.prefix
the same. This causes the package ["."] to be included in the dependencies needed, adding a reference to the current directory to package.json as an emptyfile:
dependency.This PR ensures that the global install logic in
install.js
is only run for global installs.