title: The error of npm install as ''console.error(`a bug known to break npm. "
body: <p>Followed by this <a href="https://changelog.com/posts/install-node-js-with-homebrew-on-os-x" rel="nofollow noreferrer">post</a>, I have already installed the Node.JS (9.4.0). </p>
  
  <pre><code>$brew install node      
  $node -v                                                                                   
  $v0.12.7
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then, <code>npm install -g grunt-cli</code> for test. The error shows like this:    </p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/unsupported.js:28
          console.error(`a bug known to break npm. Please update to at least ${r
                        ^
  SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL
      at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:73:16)
      at Module._compile (module.js:443:25)
      at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10)
      at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
      at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
      at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
      at require (module.js:384:17)
      at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:19:21
      at Object.&lt;anonymous&gt; (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:92:3)
      at Module._compile (module.js:460:26)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I don't know the erro here, and how to fix it. </p>
  
  <p>Any comments would be appreciated</p>