Re: [nodejs] Advice please .... risks with "no standard" manipulation of packages in node_modules

2016-12-01 Thread Muhammad Wasim
You might not be able to install it later on different environments. If you have plans to use containers then you should not drop anything in node_modules. It would be better if you just publish it as an npm package and use it in your code by installing it through proper channel. Regards,

Re: [nodejs] Advice please .... risks with "no standard" manipulation of packages in node_modules

2016-12-01 Thread Ben Noordhuis
On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 1:48 AM, Tom Fennelly wrote: > Hi. > > I'm just wondering what might be the risks associated with manipulating the > contents of the node_modules folder outside the normal "npm install" etc > commands. IOW ... are there reasons why the a raw "drop