fix: prefer local node_modules/.bin executables to globally installed ones#87
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Changing this behavior might be seen as a breaking change, so it could be released with a new option like |
…ed ones Previously the local `node_modules/.bin` paths, resolved from the current working directory all the way to the root directory, were added to the end of the `PATH` variable when spawning a binary. This meant that if a binary was installed both to a default global path like `/usr/local/bin` as well as a local directory like `~/node_modules/.bin`, the globally installed binary was spawned instead of the local one. Now the the `node_modules/.bin` paths are prefixed to the **start of `PATH`** instead, so that locally-installed binaries are preferred to global ones. This mirrors the behavior of `npm`/`npx` path resolution when running scripts.
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im not sure about the semver yet. this is a bug really rather than a breaking change, but i understand it could break things... ill have a think 🤔 |
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My personal opinion would be to treat it as a bugfix and refer to how npm handles it, and if someone absolutely requires it maybe an option that restores the previous behavior. 👍 |
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Previously the local
node_modules/.binpaths, resolved from the current working directory all the way to the root directory, were added to the end of thePATHvariable when spawning a binary. This meant that if a binary was installed both to a default global path like/usr/local/binas well as a local directory like~/node_modules/.bin, the globally installed binary was spawned instead of the local one.Now the the
node_modules/.binpaths are prefixed to the start ofPATHinstead, so that locally-installed binaries are preferred to global ones. This mirrors the behavior ofnpm/npxpath resolution when running scripts.