If I had run an npm install and I came back to find it trying to download a 12GB repository I would be extremely pissed and left with a huge bill. In my area in Australia we can't even get ADSL, I have to resort to mobile broadband. The situation is the same for many other users in Australia and, I'm sure, other places too.
On Monday, 7 May 2012 14:20:59 UTC+10, Morteza Milani wrote: > > > What modules take an hour to compile? > > Binary files I use took 2 hours to compile. its a 12Gb repository. Should > I pass it to users to compile?! No one likes that. > > There are bugs in what I implemented I know. but It doesn't mean the > approach is weird:) > > I use node-gyp to compile node extension but It requires some extra > libraries which are distributed in tarballs and installer script only > downloads them as preinstall hook. > -- 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
