Node version gives confusing error messages

[kaspar-p]

Using LTS node 18 means that import.meta.resolve is not defined. During the searching for preview2-shim this throws an error, but is swallowed by the message:

Unable to locate the {bold @bytecodealliance/preview2-shim} package, make sure it is installed.

when the actual error is something like

(intermediate value).resolve is not a function

Can the error also be printed, and the docs made clear about required versions of Node?