npm 5.7.x in 8.x LTS

[klimashkin]

Hello! Is there any plans to include npm 5.7.1 into one of node 8 releases?
npm ci is really helpful, but upgrading npm on ci side before actual call decreases its benefits.

[addaleax]

I think that would mostly depend on a PR upgrading npm to 5.7.1 on master.

/cc @nodejs/npm

[bricss]

It's already npm@5.8.0 are coming npm/npm#20031

[gibfahn]

Yes, it just needs someone to follow the guide and raise a Pull Request. However as you can see in #19298, there are a couple of issues in npm 5.7.1 that might make it unsuitable for Node 8 right now, so it might be better to wait till npm 5.8.0.

[robinst]

For anyone reading this and wondering if the current 8.x LTS release includes "npm ci", the answer is no: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v8.x/deps/npm/CHANGELOG.md

The currently open PR for the next LTS release includes it: #21593

[marcvangend]

Update for anyone reading the comment above:
Node 8.12.0 was released on 2018-09-11 and ships with NPM 6.4.1. This means that Node 8.x LTS now does support npm ci.