Creation of unwanted ./etc directory

[cvrebert]

Running v200.4.0 of npm-shrinkwrap results in the creation of an empty etc subdirectory of the current directory, which is mildly annoying:

$ ls -1 | grep etc
$ # No etc subdirectory
$ ./node_modules/.bin/npm-shrinkwrap
wrote npm-shrinkwrap.json
$ ls -1 | grep etc
etc
$

Here's my npm-shrinkwrap portion of npm ls: https://gist.github.com/cvrebert/ba4525d1d790d01acca5

Some searching and experimenting suggests that this upstream change in npm is to blame:
npm/npm@6fd0fbd (from npm/npm#7249)

However, I haven't dug deep enough to know which side (or both) of npm vs npm-shrinkwrap needs fixing to address this problem.

[Raynos]

Something to do with the prefix semantics.

[BaoDelta]

@Raynos Hi, do you have any update for this issue? The 'etc' directory seems a little bit annoying. Thanks.

[Raynos]

It's an artifact of npm itself. I'd have to check if npm ever fixed this

[XhmikosR]

It still happens with npm 3.3.12 here.

[Linnk]

[email protected] — this keep happening.