ncu -g error with Volta

Author: dougg0kCreated Jan 1, 2025Updated Jan 6, 2025

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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.

Source: raineorshine/npm-check-updates

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