[BUG] <title>npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead.

[FunTeaMan]

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

npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead.

Expected Behavior

no more"npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead."

Steps To Reproduce

1. In this environment...
2. With this config...
3. Run '...'
4. See error...

Environment

• npm:8.15.0
• Node.js:16.15.1
• OS Name:Win10
• System Model Name:Omen 16
• npm config:

C:\Users\Tang>npm help npm
npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead.

[jeffreyrivor]

Seems like the issue is from https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/deps/npm/bin/npm.cmd#L12 which seems to come from https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/bin/npm.cmd#L12

It's using 'CALL "%NODE_EXE%" "%NPM_CLI_JS%" prefix -g' instead of the new argument 'CALL "%NODE_EXE%" "%NPM_CLI_JS%" prefix --location=global'.

[wraithgar]

This is a duplicate of #4989 and #4980. There was a single version of node that shipped with an erroneously deprecated -g flag. Updating your node version should clear this, or you can read the other issues for more suggestions.

[shuangwhywhy]

This is the commit which caused the issue:

cli/lib/utils/config/definitions.js

Line 815 in d60cfbc

\`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\` instead.

And here is the diff:
8898710

Since the issue appears in the npm (v8.11.0) published along with the LTS version of node (16.16.0). I strongly suggest that node LTS minor version should be updated and bind with npm >= 8.13.0.