[MacPorts] #63119: npm7: global update refuses to update installed modules

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#63119: npm7: global update refuses to update installed modules
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 Reporter:  ShadSterling  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.7.1
 Keywords:                |       Port:  npm7
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 I have a couple of global modules which are outdated; `npm -g outdated`
 gives
 {{{
 Package      Current   Wanted   Latest  Location                  Depended
 by
 @types/node  15.12.2  15.12.4  15.12.4  node_modules/@types/node  global
 typescript     4.3.2    4.3.4    4.3.4  node_modules/typescript   global
 }}}

 So I want to update those modules, but `npm -g update` refuses to do so,
 giving
 {{{
 npm ERR! update Ignoring attempt to update npm in /Users/polyergic/.npm-
 global/lib
 npm ERR! update which is part of the MacPorts npm7 base
 npm ERR! update installation. To update npm please run:
 npm ERR! update sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade npm7
 npm ERR! Ignoring attempt to update npm in /Users/polyergic/.npm-
 global/lib which is part of the MacPorts npm7 base installation.

 npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
 npm ERR!     /Users/polyergic/.npm/_logs/2021-06-19T15_10_56_465Z-
 debug.log
 }}}

 The documentation for `npm update` (https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands
 /npm-update) says "If no package name is specified, all packages in the
 specified location (global or local) will be updated."  I specified global
 without specifying a package, but none of the outdated global packages
 were updated.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63119>
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