From 7085febc53d1ef449f6e8a5b653c4ba2571117c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Klehr Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:27:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [readme] add comment about #169 --- README.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 379b2ce4..bb9122ae 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -97,9 +97,14 @@ The following is a list of all scopes ordered by precedence (the first scope is When you're just running node, the *directory of interest* is the directory of the javascript file to be executed. When running npm, it is the current working directory. +Package.json inspection is turned off by default as of nodist v0.8.5. You can turn it on by setting `NODIST_INSPECT_PACKAGEJSON=1`. + +### npm Any instances of node invoked by npm will be locked to the same version npm runs on. -Package.json inspection is turned off by default as of nodist v0.8.5. You can turn it on by setting `NODIST_INSPECT_PACKAGEJSON=1`. +Currently, all node and npm versions share the same global npm module space. + +If you have installed native modules (globally or locally) you may have to run `npm rebuild` after changing the node version (implicitly or explicitly). There is an [open issue](https://github.com/marcelklehr/nodist/issues/169) about how to avoid rebuilding globally installed native modules, feedback/input is welcome. ### Commands *All commands automatically install the latest matching version before setting the version pattern.*