Change Request: use env npm_execpath in alias init

[RodrigoDornelles]

ESLint version

v8.56.0

What problem do you want to solve?

compatibility with other runtimes such as bun and deno.

What do you think is the correct solution?

in file bin/eslint.js

replace

const spawn = require("cross-spawn");

spawn.sync("npm", ["init", "@eslint/config"], { encoding: "utf8", stdio: "inherit" });

to

const spawn = require("cross-spawn");
const npm = process.env.npm_execpath || "npm";

spawn.sync(npm, ["init", "@eslint/config"], { encoding: "utf8", stdio: "inherit" });

Participation

• [x] I am willing to submit a pull request for this change.

Additional comments

I created a PR, but it was rejected because it needed an RFC as per the comment. https://github.com/eslint/eslint/pull/18178#issuecomment-2032740972

need create an RFC documenting it in the eslint/rfcs repository, after that maybe re-opening my contribution;

related: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/6728

[nzakas]

Happy have an RFC submitted for this. :+1: