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Can this be used to create/download npm as a standalone executable? #3237
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No, of course not. npm can’t ever work that way, and nvm is a node version manager. |
So there is no standalone |
So, if I'm reading your restriction on the functionality of So we don't have to carry around all the bagge of the default Node.js release archives, and be consistent with how Deno, Bun, QuickJS https://bellard.org/quickjs/binary_releases/ provide a way to get directly to the JavaScript runtime executable without a bunch of other folders and files. |
I’m sure you can, but then it wouldn’t be npm anymore. You’ve exhausted his discussion already in node and npm’s repos; there’s nowhere left to have it, and here certainly isn’t the place. |
I don't understand that.
Wow. Here I am just asking questions, in a civil manner. Why do even reply to me when you have contempt for my use cases? You know you can recuse yourself and ask one of your colleagues to reply. Anyway, thanks for your answer. Have a great day. |
I have no colleagues; I’m the only nvm maintainer. |
Oh, well then. I suppose I have to just keep asking questions and getting your answers for Node.js world. I thought I was asking about nvm, not "You’ve exhausted his discussion already in node and npm’s repos; there’s nowhere left to have it, and here certainly isn’t the place.". I decide when I have exhausted my remedies. I'm trying to eliminate Take a GitHub repository that uses CommonJS exclusively. Why install |
npm can’t be eliminated from the equation when you’re dealing with JavaScript ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’m going to go ahead and lock this, because past experience shows this will continue being off topic. I answered your question about nvm. |
Operating system and version:
Linux
In the archive download we have various files named "npm", some in "/node/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/".
Simple question:
Can this (nvm) be used to create/download
npm
as a standalone executable if such an executable exists?The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: