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> For example, if I try Node.js, I do not want the version of last year, but the latest. http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=nodejs&do_Search=Go http:/

by parshap 15y ago

> For example, if I try Node.js, I do not want the version of last year, but the latest. http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=nodejs&do_Search=Go http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=nodejs&d... That is not a very impressive list.

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Nic0 15y ago
Node.js have a packet manager (npm), so I guess not so much developers bothers to make a PKGBUILD for a module.
adestefan 15y ago
I'm not a node person, but isn't that exactly what you want? There's node and npm. You install those two and then get everything else via npm.
- parshap 15y ago
  The package name (nodejs-git 20110613-1) confused me. I assumed it was a snapshot from 2011-06-13, but after looking at the PKGBUILD file I see that it is cloning the github repo. My mistake.
  - copper 15y ago
    fwiw, aur packages with the -(cvs|hg|git|svn) suffix usually track the development, while the date actually refers to when the build was last updated. Installing the package will actually give you today's date as the version tag. I can see why the confusion happens, though :)
    - mcrittenden 15y ago
      As a new Arch user, this is really useful info. I too was confused by this and I've been avoiding packages with names like these.
      - copper 15y ago
        Hm, as a general rule, I'd actually suggest continuing to avoid such packages in general, unless you know that they're what you need: you need to track whether there's been a source code update, whether someone broke the upstream build, whether your current versions of other packages depend on it (example: x264-git, pretty much requires that you also install libav-git/mplayer-git, and then of course blender doesn't work, and so on. It can become quite messy at times.)
dho 15y ago
The latest stable version of Node.js is available in the official Community repo: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=nodejs http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=nodejs

by parshap 15y ago

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Nic0 15y ago

Node.js have a packet manager (npm), so I guess not so much developers bothers to make a PKGBUILD for a module.

adestefan 15y ago

I'm not a node person, but isn't that exactly what you want? There's node and npm. You install those two and then get everything else via npm.

parshap 15y ago
The package name (nodejs-git 20110613-1) confused me. I assumed it was a snapshot from 2011-06-13, but after looking at the PKGBUILD file I see that it is cloning the github repo. My mistake.
- copper 15y ago
  fwiw, aur packages with the -(cvs|hg|git|svn) suffix usually track the development, while the date actually refers to when the build was last updated. Installing the package will actually give you today's date as the version tag. I can see why the confusion happens, though :)
  - mcrittenden 15y ago
    As a new Arch user, this is really useful info. I too was confused by this and I've been avoiding packages with names like these.
    - copper 15y ago
      Hm, as a general rule, I'd actually suggest continuing to avoid such packages in general, unless you know that they're what you need: you need to track whether there's been a source code update, whether someone broke the upstream build, whether your current versions of other packages depend on it (example: x264-git, pretty much requires that you also install libav-git/mplayer-git, and then of course blender doesn't work, and so on. It can become quite messy at times.)

dho 15y ago

The latest stable version of Node.js is available in the official Community repo: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=nodejs http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=nodejs