npm 3.5.4: EBUNDLEOVERRIDE during update causes npmlog error

Question

Upgraded to Node 5.4.0 via 'brew upgrade,' and then ran 'npm update -g,' which upgraded to npm 3.5.4. npm update finished with warnings:

/usr/local/lib
└── [email protected]

npm WARN EBUNDLEOVERRIDE Replacing bundled npm > init-package-json with new installed version
npm WARN EBUNDLEOVERRIDE Replacing bundled npm > node-gyp with new installed version
npm WARN EBUNDLEOVERRIDE Replacing bundled npm > npm-install-checks with new installed version
npm WARN EBUNDLEOVERRIDE Replacing bundled npm > npmlog with new installed version
npm WARN EBUNDLEOVERRIDE Replacing bundled npm > read-package-json with new installed version

Running 'npm update -g' (or any other npm command) now throws npmlog errors:

module.js:328
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'npmlog'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:326:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:277:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:20:13
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:76:3)
    at Module._compile (module.js:398:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:405:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)

It's not clear to me why the override is happening, or how to point npm to the logs again. Appreciate any thoughts.

Answer 1

Looks like brew reinstall node is the least-destructive way to resolve this. Will install node 3.3.12 while leaving everything else in place:

$ brew reinstall node
==> Reinstalling node
==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/node-5.4.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/node-5.4.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
==> Pouring node-5.4.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
==> Caveats
Please note by default only English locale support is provided. If you need
full locale support you should:
  `brew reinstall node --with-full-icu`

Bash completion has been installed to:
  /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> Summary
🍺  /usr/local/Cellar/node/5.4.1: 2,827 files, 34.2M

$ npm outdated --global
Package  Current  Wanted  Latest  Location
npm       3.3.12   3.5.4   3.5.3