I compiled my own node, and I do need to have root access for anything global with npm.
On Monday, 25 March 2013 00:21:43 UTC+1, Phil Jackson wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm wondering why `npm link` installs modules in the global node path? > Before I bothered reading the man page I was doing this: > > $ npm link ../base > > in a project that depends on base. I was just expecting a symlink to the > base package in ./node_modules but instead I get a link to a link in the > global node path. > > The problem with this is that for developers who have installed node via > package managers or somewhere under /usr they now need root access to do > an `npm link`. Would a -g option to `npm link` make sense instead of > being global by default? > > Cheers, > Phil Jackson > -- > Apiaxle http://apiaxle.com - A free, open proxy for your API. > -- -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
