[BUG] fails to resolve simple, single package peer dependency

[kkmuffme]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

        "dependencies": {
                "eslint": "^8.57.1",
                "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": ">=3.1.0"
        }

Same issue also when the ^ is removed

npm error code ERESOLVE
npm error ERESOLVE unable to resolve dependency tree
npm error
npm error While resolving: global-shadow@undefined
npm error Found: eslint@8.57.1
npm error node_modules/eslint
npm error eslint@"^8.57.1" from the root project
npm error
npm error Could not resolve dependency:
npm error peer eslint@">=9.0.0" from @stylistic/eslint-plugin@5.7.0
npm error node_modules/@stylistic/eslint-plugin
npm error @stylistic/eslint-plugin@">=3.1.0" from the root project
npm error
npm error Fix the upstream dependency conflict, or retry
npm error this command with --force or --legacy-peer-deps
npm error to accept an incorrect (and potentially broken) dependency resolution.

Expected Behavior

@stylistic/eslint-plugin 3.1.0 is compatible with eslint 8.57.1 and set as peer dependency by it. Why is it unable to resolve this basic case?

Steps To Reproduce

• put these dependencies in package.json, no other dependencies
• npm install --package-lock-only

Environment

• npm: 11.7.0
• Node.js: v20.19.6
• npm config:

; "global" config from /usr/etc/npmrc

prefix = "/usr"
update-notifier = false

; node bin location = /usr/bin/node
; node version = v20.19.6
; npm local prefix = /my/path/temp
; npm version = 11.7.0
; cwd = /my/path/temp
; HOME = /home/foo
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

[ljharb]

It's not simple - the plugin explicitly says it requires eslint 9+, and you have eslint 8. The two packages are incompatible (at those versions, at least).