Windows - UNC Path Support via `npm.ps1`

[mribbons]

What is the problem this feature will solve?

npm.cmd fails on Windows in UNC (And WSL) paths, because cmd.exe doesn't support UNC paths as cwd:
npm/cli#6280

What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?

This PR partially resolves the problem, but we need more info, as requested by @lukekarrys:

npm/cli#6548

Would you be able to open an issue or PR on https://github.com/nodejs/node to get feedback on how the Windows installers work, and if it would be appropriate for npm to ship these ps1 scripts in our bin/ dir and have them picked up by the installer?

What alternatives have you considered?

No response

[lukekarrys]

The npm CLI is almost ready to ship PowerShell scripts (ref: npm/cli#6548). When npm ships these, the Node Windows installer should be updated to place those along with the existing *.cmd files.

My question is how can we ensure that the Windows installer works whether or not the *.ps1 files are present? It would be nice if the commits updating npm and making the Windows installer place the PowerShell scripts didn't need to land at the same time.

[bnoordhuis]

My question is how can we ensure that the Windows installer works whether or not the *.ps1 files are present?

https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/xsd/wix/file/ - I think the answer is "you can't."

[lukekarrys]

https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/xsd/wix/file/ - I think the answer is "you can't."

If that's that case, then here is my plan:

I'll hold off on my Node PR until the scripts have officially landed in npm and that version of npm has landed in Node.

Once I do make the Node PR, I'll label it appropriately to indicate that it shouldn't be backported to any Node version that doesn't contain the *.ps1 scripts.

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[mribbons]

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