Hey Floby, Same here but not everyone does that.
Phil Floby <[email protected]> writes: > 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. >> > > -- -- 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.
