I use it (minimum versions) for libraries that require the user to upgrade their node version. For example, vfs-local requires node >0.6.16 because of the uid/gid fix that went into that version is essential or there are huge security holes.
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 2:56 AM, Vitaly Puzrin <[email protected]> wrote: > Good practice is to limit minimal engine version, but set max version > unlimited. > > That's tested for ages in multiple package managers. Please, don't > experiment > with such functionality. There is nothing genious in cutting mature > concepts. > > среда, 27 июня 2012 г., 9:06:52 UTC+4 пользователь Isaac Schlueter написал: > >> Do people actually rely on the "engines" hash being respected in npm >> installs any more? It was super essential in the early days when the >> API was changing constantly, but now, it seems like it just makes it >> unnecessarily difficult to upgrade stuff. >> >> If no one is relying on this right now, I'm going to reduce it to a >> warning. If in time, people start complaining that the warning is to >> warny, we can remove it, and just let "engines" be a thing of the >> past. (Note that `npm init` already doesn't bother with it, and for a >> while has just defaulted to {"node":"*"}.) >> >> Please let me know what you think. Thanks :) >> > -- > 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 > -- 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
