npm is actually quite smart about this, if app and swig both have underscore in thier package.json it will install like this
after a fresh install, if they depend on the same version of underscore app/node_modules/swig app/node_modules/underscore or if they need different versions it will be like this: app/node_modules/swig app/node_modules/swig/node_modules/underscore app/node_modules/underscore here swig gets it's own version. this is a really great way to do it because prevents dependency hell. which means, you can break your api, and wont break people's apps, as long as you use module versions correctly. On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Angelo Chen <angelochen...@gmail.com> wrote: > right, thanks. > > On Jun 24, 10:10 am, Ryan Schmidt <google-2...@ryandesign.com> wrote: >> On Jun 23, 2012, at 21:04, Angelo Chen wrote: >> >> > I use swig in my node app, and I know swig uses underscore, do i have >> > to npm install underscore, or just use the one being used by swig? >> >> Install your own copy of underscore and use that. Do not rely on internal >> details of modules that might change in the future (i.e. do not rely on the >> fact that swig uses underscore today, because it might not do so tomorrow, >> or it might change to a different version of underscore with which your code >> is not compatible). > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
