It does not require admin rights (Junctions behave a lot more like unix symlinks in node now.)
I'm not 100% sure offhand which versions it works in. I've only tested it in Windows 7, but I think Junctions haven't really changed since XP. Please try it out and report your findings ;) On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Jan Kolkmeier <[email protected]> wrote: >> Enable npm link on windows > > Awesome - all windows versions, or just 7? I assume it requires admin > rights? > > > On Monday, June 11, 2012 5:59:52 PM UTC+2, Isaac Schlueter wrote: >> >> 2012.06.11, Version 0.7.10 (unstable) >> >> This is the second-to-last release on the 0.7 branch. Version 0.8.0 >> will be released some time next week. As other even-numbered Node >> releases before it, the v0.8.x releases will maintain API and binary >> compatibility. >> >> The major changes are detailed in >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/API-changes-between-v0.6-and-v0.8 >> >> Please try out this release. There will be very few changes between >> this and the v0.8.x release family. This is the last chance to comment >> on the API before it is locked down for stability. >> >> >> * Roll V8 back to 3.9.24.31 >> >> * build: x64 target should always pass -m64 (Robert Mustacchi) >> >> * add NODE_EXTERN to node::Start (Joel Brandt) >> >> * repl: Warn about running npm commands (isaacs) >> >> * slab_allocator: fix crash in dtor if V8 is dead (Ben Noordhuis) >> >> * slab_allocator: fix leak of Persistent handles (Shigeki Ohtsu) >> >> * windows/msi: add node.js prompt to startmenu (Jeroen Janssen) >> >> * windows/msi: fix adding node to PATH (Jeroen Janssen) >> >> * windows/msi: add start menu links when installing (Jeroen Janssen) >> >> * windows: don't install x64 version into the 'program files (x86)' >> folder (Matt Gollob) >> >> * domain: Fix #3379 domain.intercept no longer passes error arg to cb >> (Marc Harter) >> >> * fs: make callbacks run in global context (Ben Noordhuis) >> >> * fs: enable fs.realpath on windows (isaacs) >> >> * child_process: expose UV_PROCESS_DETACHED as options.detached >> (Charlie McConnell) >> >> * child_process: new stdio API for .spawn() method (Fedor Indutny) >> >> * child_process: spawn().ref() and spawn().unref() (Fedor Indutny) >> >> * Upgrade npm to 1.1.25 >> - Enable npm link on windows >> - Properly remove sh-shim on Windows >> - Abstract out registry client and logger >> >> >> Source Code: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.7.10/node-v0.7.10.tar.gz >> >> Windows Installer: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.7.10/node-v0.7.10.msi >> >> Windows x64 Files: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.7.10/x64/ >> >> Macintosh Installer (Universal): >> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.7.10/node-v0.7.10.pkg >> >> Other release files: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.7.10/ >> >> Website: http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.7.10/ >> >> Documentation: http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.7.10/api/
