Release: drop the need for npm as a local dependency

- Not meant to be used like that anymore

build/release.js

@@ -90,6 +90,5 @@ module.exports.dependencies = [
 	"archiver@5.2.0",
 	"shelljs@0.8.4",
 	"inquirer@8.0.0",
-	"npm@7.6.0",
 	"chalk@4.1.0"
 ];

build/release/ensure-sizzle.js

@@ -1,29 +1,10 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var fs = require( "fs" ),
-	npm = require( "npm" ),
 	chalk = require( "chalk" ),
 	sizzleLoc = __dirname + "/../../external/sizzle/dist/sizzle.js",
 	rversion = /Engine v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-[-\.\d\w]+)?)/;
 
-/**
- * Retrieve the latest tag of Sizzle from npm
- * @param {Function(string)} callback
- */
-function getLatestSizzle( callback ) {
-	npm.load( function( err, npm ) {
-		if ( err ) {
-			throw err;
-		}
-		npm.commands.info( [ "sizzle", "version" ], function( err, info ) {
-			if ( err ) {
-				throw err;
-			}
-			callback( Object.keys( info )[ 0 ] );
-		} );
-	} );
-}
-
 /**
  * Ensure the /src folder has the latest tag of Sizzle
  * @param {Object} Release
@@ -32,23 +13,23 @@ function getLatestSizzle( callback ) {
 function ensureSizzle( Release, callback ) {
 	console.log();
 	console.log( "Checking Sizzle version..." );
-	getLatestSizzle( function( latest ) {
-		var match = rversion.exec( fs.readFileSync( sizzleLoc, "utf8" ) ),
-			version = match ? match[ 1 ] : "Not Found";
-
-		if ( version !== latest ) {
+	var match = rversion.exec( fs.readFileSync( sizzleLoc, "utf8" ) ),
+		version = match ? match[ 1 ] : "Not Found",
+		latest = Release.exec( {
+			command: "npm info sizzle version",
+			silent: true
+		} );
 
-			// colors is inherited from jquery-release
-			console.log(
-				"The Sizzle version in the src folder (" + chalk.red( version ) +
-				") is not the latest tag (" + chalk.green( latest ) + ")."
-			);
-			Release.confirm( callback );
-		} else {
-			console.log( "Sizzle is latest (" + chalk.green( latest ) + ")" );
-			callback();
-		}
-	} );
+	if ( version !== latest ) {
+		console.log(
+			"The Sizzle version in the src folder (" + chalk.red( version ) +
+			") is not the latest tag (" + chalk.green( latest ) + ")."
+		);
+		Release.confirm( callback );
+	} else {
+		console.log( "Sizzle is latest (" + chalk.green( latest ) + ")" );
+		callback();
+	}
 }
 
 module.exports = ensureSizzle;