fix(npm): add libc:glibc to linux-x64 and linux-arm64 packages (closes #116)#161
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npm 9.4+ uses the `libc` field for optional-dependency filtering. When one package in a cpu/os group declares a `libc` (e.g. `perry-linux-x64-musl` with `libc:["musl"]`), npm 9.4+ expects the companion glibc package to also carry an explicit `libc:["glibc"]` — without it, glibc-x64 systems receive neither package and the wrapper errors with "The @perryts/perry-linux-x64 package is not installed". Add `"libc": ["glibc"]` to the two affected templates. The musl packages already have `"libc": ["musl"]`, so this makes the matrix symmetric. npm < 9.4 ignores the libc field entirely, so the change is backwards compatible. NOTE: a republish is required to push packages with the corrected package.json fields — the current @perryts/perry-linux-x64 and @perryts/perry-linux-arm64 on npm are missing the field. https://claude.ai/code/session_01U8z7eJFTmCu1LBxwzPjuty
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Summary
Fixes #116 —
@perryts/perryon Linux x64 glibc fails with "The @perryts/perry-linux-x64 package is not installed".Root cause
npm 9.4+ introduced the
libcoptional-dependency field. When any package in acpu+osgroup carries an explicitlibcselector (here:@perryts/perry-linux-x64-musldeclares"libc": ["musl"]), npm 9.4+ expects the companion glibc package to also carry"libc": ["glibc"]. Without it, npm skips the untagged package on glibc systems, leaving no binary installed, and theperry.jswrapper throws:The user's npm 11.3.0 is a clean glibc install — the selector mismatch is entirely on the package side. This is the same problem esbuild and Bun ran into when they added musl variants: their fix was to add
"libc": ["glibc"]to the glibc packages, making the matrix symmetric.Changes
npm/perry-linux-x64/package.json.tmpl: add"libc": ["glibc"]npm/perry-linux-arm64/package.json.tmpl: add"libc": ["glibc"]The musl templates already have
"libc": ["musl"]. No other files changed.Backwards compatibility: npm < 9.4 ignores the
libcfield entirely, so the change has no effect on older npm versions — both glibc and musl packages install on all Linux x64/arm64, andperry.js'sisMusl()runtime check picks the right binary.Action required after merge
A republish is needed. The currently-published
@perryts/perry-linux-x64and@perryts/perry-linux-arm64on npmjs.com are missing thelibcfield. Triggeringrelease-packages.yml(workflow_dispatch withpublish_npm: true) against the current release tag will re-publish both packages with the correctedpackage.json.Test plan
npm install @perryts/perryon glibc Linux x64 (Ubuntu/Debian) with npm ≥ 9.4 —@perryts/perry-linux-x64should be selected and installednpm install @perryts/perryon musl Linux x64 (Alpine) —@perryts/perry-linux-x64-muslshould be selected; glibc package should be skippednpm install @perryts/perryon glibc Linux arm64 —@perryts/perry-linux-arm64should be selectednpm install @perryts/perryon npm < 9 (e.g. npm 8) on Linux x64 glibc — both glibc + musl packages install; wrapper picks glibc viaisMusl()returning falsehttps://claude.ai/code/session_01U8z7eJFTmCu1LBxwzPjuty
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