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Release: npm@6.10.1
It’s npm release day!
latest: v6.10.1
You can install it with npm i -g npm@latest or try it out with npx npm@latest ...
This fixes that annoying cacache EISDIR Darwin thing, and adds VS2019 support with node-gyp v5.
See the full release notes and details on npm.community.