Install bundled version of npm about proto

[milesj]

Yeah can definitely support this.

[TimonVS]

I've been trying this locally. Installing the bundled version of npm works!

Currently, when you have a newer version of npm installed (e.g., you ran proto install npm), and you're using .nvmrc/.node-version, Proto will use the latest version of npm that you have installed. In contrast, nvm and Volta will use the bundled version of npm by default. E.g., Volta:

$ volta install node@16
success: installed and set [email protected] (with [email protected]) as default
$ node -v
v16.19.1
$ npm -v
8.19.3

$ volta install [email protected]
success: installed and set [email protected] (with [email protected]) as default
$ node -v
v16.14.2
$ npm -v
8.5.0

vs Proto:

$ cat .nvmrc
v16.14.2
$ proto install node
[INFO  proto:install] Installing Node.js with version "latest"
[INFO  proto:install] Node.js has been installed at /Users/timon.vanspronsen/.proto-2/tools/node/19.8.0!
[INFO  proto:install] Installing npm with version "bundled"
[INFO  proto:install] npm has been installed at /Users/timon.vanspronsen/.proto-2/tools/npm/9.5.1!

$ proto install node 16.14.2
[INFO  proto:install] Installing Node.js with version "16.14.2"
[INFO  proto:install] Node.js has been installed at /Users/timon.vanspronsen/.proto-2/tools/node/16.14.2!
[INFO  proto:install] Installing npm with version "bundled"
[INFO  proto:install] npm has been installed at /Users/timon.vanspronsen/.proto-2/tools/npm/8.5.0!
$ node -v
v16.14.2
$ npm -v
9.5.1

With Volta you can still install a newer version of npm, from then on it will use this newer version, but you can switch back by running volta install npm@bundled (and from then on it will use the bundled version for any version of Node that you install).

$ volta install node@16
success: installed and set [email protected] as default
$ npm -v
8.19.3
$ volta install npm@9
success: installed and set [email protected] as default
$ volta install node@16
success: installed and set [email protected] as default
$ npm -v
9.6.1
$ volta install npm@bundled
success: set bundled npm (currently 8.5.0) as default
$ volta install [email protected]
success: installed and set [email protected] (with [email protected]) as default
$ npm -v
8.5.0

I realize that this is a very hard (UX) problem, I personally like what Volta has done to solve the problem. What are your thoughts?

[milesj]

Thanks for testing it before it's been released!

This should definitely be doable. The only issue is that engines or packageManager would take precedent if they have an explicit version. Bundled would only really work as the "last case".

[milesj]

Released 0.3