Comment on Huge no. of files for Angular 2parentComments−aidos10yI was just about to write a comment to ask why it can't be done like this (using CAS / symlinks). So I guess it can. Are there any disadvantages to using ied over npm?−Klathmon10yIt's not fully stable yet. I tried a while ago, and after running into 3 showstoping bugs (and filing bugreports) i had to give up.Great idea though, and it probably has improved a bunch since then.This is one of the reasons why I love the JS ecosystem. You can even choose among a few tools you use to install packages from a package manager.−paradite10yIt does not support external packages from git remote url (github).−paradite10yUpdate:Looks like it is supported now:https://github.com/alexanderGugel/ied/issues/7#issuecomment-...−k__10yPrivate modules seem to be an issue at the moment, but a PR for this is pending.I used it successfully in a project and it even worked with native modules.
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I was just about to write a comment to ask why it can't be done like this (using CAS / symlinks). So I guess it can. Are there any disadvantages to using ied over npm?
It's not fully stable yet. I tried a while ago, and after running into 3 showstoping bugs (and filing bugreports) i had to give up.
Great idea though, and it probably has improved a bunch since then.
This is one of the reasons why I love the JS ecosystem. You can even choose among a few tools you use to install packages from a package manager.
It does not support external packages from git remote url (github).
Update:
Looks like it is supported now:
https://github.com/alexanderGugel/ied/issues/7#issuecomment-...
Private modules seem to be an issue at the moment, but a PR for this is pending.
I used it successfully in a project and it even worked with native modules.