Re: NodeJS with NPM

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Adam <adam%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:

>>>> Why will whatever is problematic with building npm as a package not be
>>>> problematic when npm is built within the nodejs build?
>>> 
>>> Simply, I don't have the time to dig into the problem. It is fairly
>>> easy to build npm with nodejs, and currently our lang/npm is outdated:
>>> NodeJS 19 comes with npm 9.5.1.
>> 
>> What I meant is: Given the building npm uses the net and is a mess, why
>> you believe that building npm within node is ok?
>> 
>> If you mean "I have this change locally and have tested it not to use
>> the net, and in general the build within node is saner", that's fine --
>> but you didn't say that and I try to avoid mind reading in discussions.
>> 
>> Certainly I don't mean to ask you to fix lang/npm.  I just want to be
>> clear on whether we are making a structural improvement.
>
> Correct, lang/nodejs with npm does not need internet connection to build correctly.

Thanks.  I don't have any objections to this.