overwriting os and cpu within cli npm install

[michaelgust]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

i want to install sharp as lambda layer for a system with

• os = linux
• cpu = arm64
• libc = glibc

an error occured

work around
npm install --os=linux --cpu=arm64 --libc=glibc --force (no opportunity to determine os and cpu)

Expected Behavior

for specified os and cpu:

• load node_moduls in folder sharp-layer/nodejs
• create package-lock.json

Steps To Reproduce

1. In this environment

• Visual Studio Code

3. With this config

• package.json
  {
  "name": "sharp-layer",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
  "test": "echo "Error: no test specified" && exit 1"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "description": "",
  "dependencies": {
  "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64": "^1.0.4",
  "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "^0.33.5",
  "sharp": "^0.33.5"
  }
  }

• /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-install-checks/lib/index.js
  ...
  const checkPlatform = (target, force = false, environment = {}) => {
  if (force) {
  return
  }

  const os = environment.os || currentEnv.os()
  const cpu = environment.cpu || currentEnv.cpu()
  const libc = environment.libc || currentEnv.libc(os)

  const osOk = target.os ? checkList(os, target.os) : true
  const cpuOk = target.cpu ? checkList(cpu, target.cpu) : true
  let libcOk = target.libc ? checkList(libc, target.libc) : true
  if (target.libc && !libc) {
  libcOk = false
  }

  if (!osOk || !cpuOk || !libcOk) {
  throw Object.assign(new Error('Unsupported platform'), {
  pkgid: target._id,
  current: {
  os,
  cpu,
  libc,
  },
  required: {
  os: target.os,
  cpu: target.cpu,
  libc: target.libc,
  },
  code: 'EBADPLATFORM',
  })
  }
  }
  ...

4. Run in /sharp-layer/nodejs

npm install --os=linux --cpu=arm64 --libc=glibc

5. See error

(node:54817) ExperimentalWarning: CommonJS module /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/debug/src/node.js is loading ES Module /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/supports-color/index.js using require().
Support for loading ES Module in require() is an experimental feature and might change at any time
(Use node --trace-warnings ... to show where the warning was created)
npm error code EBADPLATFORM
npm error notsup Unsupported platform for @img/[email protected]: wanted {"os":"linux","cpu":"x64","libc":"glibc"} (current: {"os":"darwin","cpu":"arm64"})
npm error notsup Valid os: linux
npm error notsup Actual os: darwin
npm error notsup Valid cpu: x64
npm error notsup Actual cpu: arm64
npm error notsup Valid libc: glibc
npm error notsup Actual libc: undefined
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /Users/mgust/.npm/_logs/2024-11-12T12_58_40_495Z-debug-0.log

Environment

• npm: 10.9.0
• Node.js: 23.1.0
• OS Name: MacOS
• System Model Name: Macbook Pro
• npm config: