"npm install mailer" breaks server startup about meteor

[jonathanKingston]

This isn't really a bug as such.... to use them you need to clone the code rather then install it.
You need to use the cloned code by an example.
Then you will need to cd to meteor/dev_bundle/lib/ then you can use your npm install commands here.
To use in your app you will have to use this clone to run the server.

[antoviaque]

Yep, that's what I ended up doing, but this is far from optimal - it's a lot of mingling to simply add an extra node module. Plus, it requires to keep two different repositories in sync (app + meteor clone).

Would it be possible to simply have meteor load/bundle extra modules when they are placed in the ./node_modules/ directory?

[jonathanKingston]

If node lets you add additional paths then I don't see why not.
Line 489 in /meteor/app/lib/bundler.js might be a good place to start to add that functionality

[jonathanKingston]

Oh and you would have to remove that path from it being rendered also, see line 68 in /meteor/app/server/server.js... do similar to the favicon functionality

[antoviaque]

Thanks! I'll have a look and see what I can do.

[avital]

We're working on a comprehensive plan for third-party modules.