Follow XDG OS conventions for storing data #1570
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| if (prog.devDir) { | ||
| prog.devDir = prog.devDir.replace(/^~/, homeDir) | ||
| } else if (homeDir) { | ||
| prog.devDir = path.resolve(homeDir, '.node-gyp') | ||
| prog.devDir = envPaths('node-gyp', { suffix: '' }).cache |
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The suffix is 'nodejs' by default, another option is: envPaths('gyp') which will result in gyp-nodejs.
I opted for .cache because I think it fits the type of data more than .data since it is data being cached to prevent unneeded requests.
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Could you take out |
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@refack yes, consider it done. 👍 |
| "request": "^2.87.0", | ||
| "rimraf": "2", | ||
| "semver": "~5.3.0", | ||
| "tar": "^3.1.3", | ||
| "which": "1" | ||
| }, | ||
| "engines": { | ||
| "node": ">= 4.0.0" | ||
| "node": ">= 6.0.0" |
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This is tricky. We need more buy-in from other contributors.
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So far there have been no objections to dropping support for Node.js <6 for node-gyp v4 (#1519). I also suggested dropping support for Node.js 6 which will be EOL in April.
@Siilwyn thank you. |
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Good to hear, looking forward to the merge. :) |
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CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/nodegyp-test-pull-request/98/ |
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After running CI I found this: (version 6 was tested on a different worker) |
Breaking change: needs Node.js version 6 or higher #1570 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
Breaking change: needs Node.js version 6 or higher #1570 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com>
npm install && npm testpassesDescription of change
Closes #175 and #1124. Besides changes to follow the XDG standard I took the liberty to:
osenvdependency with nativeosto decrease the amount of dependencies.Since
os.userInfo()requires Node.js 6 or higher and the default data location is changed this would be a major version bump. I did not go for moving the old locations or falling back because it adds unneeded complexity not worth the trouble.