It sounds like the problem is that metadata is not correct, rather than npm's algorithm is wrong.
That suggests a twofold approach: 1) bug authors to fix their metadata 2) allow user intervention on a package-by-package basis to override. Globally ignoring metadata sounds like a recipe for DLL-hell -- 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
