You can work around this issue in nave using named environments. ``` nave use foo 0.6.9 # installs node v0.6.9, links it into a named env "foo" npm install -g glob npm ls -g # shows glob there.
# work work work # time goes by # from the outside: nave use foo 0.6.13 # upgrades foo to use 0.6.13 instead # enters foo npm ls -g # glob is still there! # compiled modules may be broken and require a `npm rebuild -g` though ``` On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:58, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: > Thx a lot. Should I save this message or is it documented somewhere i can > save a link to? > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Tim Caswell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Don't I have to install coffee-script globally to be able to use the >>> `coffee` as a command anywhere? Same with node-dev, node-inspector, etc. >> >> >> Right, they have to be installed somewhere in your $PATH. This doesn't >> have to be the "global" place, but it does work out of the box since it uses >> the same bin folder as node itself. non-global installs put the executables >> in ./node_modules/.bin/, "global" installs put it in $PREFIX/bin/ where >> $PREFIX is where you installed node to. (nvm uses a custom $PREFIX per node >> version and puts $PREFIX/bin in your path) >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Tim Caswell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Keep in mind that it's best to not install libraries globally. It safer >>>> to just declare your dependencies in your app's package.json and install >>>> them locally using `npm install`. This prevents a world of headache with >>>> version mismatches. I only use global installs for things like `lessc` >>>> `share` (from creationix) and other modules that install command-line >>>> scripts. It's probably best to put them somewhere that other modules won't >>>> find like /usr/local/share and just put /usr/local/share/node_modules/.bin >>>> in your PATH. (I recommend not using NODE_PATH) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It is not a big deal since I have only 2 or 3 global modules, but I got >>>>> tripped up when releasing to another server with different nvm location. >>>>> >>>>> I'll take your suggestion to use a common install dir and put it in the >>>>> path. I didn't know modules were searched by path. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:31 AM, C. Mundi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I used to do something like this... >>>>>> >>>>>> Install global modules to a version-agnostic >>>>>> /use/local/share/node_modules and always export NODE_PATH (or similar). >>>>>> >>>>>> But what I found is that I ended up chasing breaking changes when >>>>>> updating node anyway. So I have jumped on the wagon and now the only >>>>>> thing >>>>>> I install globally is express. And I am so anxious about adapting to >>>>>> express 3... >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 20, 2012 10:08 AM, "Mark Hahn" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I love nvm and npm. However, whenever I switch to a new version of >>>>>>> node with nvm I have to reinstall all my global npm modules. >>>>>>> Apparently the >>>>>>> global modules are stored in the node directory which is created anew. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is my setup normal? 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