changelog.md

npm-changelog(1) -- Changes

HISTORY

• 0.0.1: Lots of sketches and false starts. Abandoned a few times.

• 0.0.2: Install worked mostly. Still promise-based.

• 0.0.3: Converted to callbacks.
  Mikeal Rogers wrote a registry for it.

• 0.0.4: version dependencies
  link packages
  activation
  lifecycle scripts
  bin linking
  uninstallation

• 0.0.5: fix a few bugs in uninstall wrt dependent packages
  fix relative require()for nodejs modules installed with the "bin" field.
  (issue #2)
  update to work with node 0.1.33 (aka net2)
  added publish and tag commands

• 0.0.6: set up a public registry
  send content-length with registry PUTs
  adduser command (Mikeal Rogers)
  ini file stuff (Mikeal Rogers)
  env-specific package.json
  added more info to npm's the package.json (bugs, contributors, etc.)

• 0.0.7: fixed a few bugs in semver
  refactor documentation
  add "help" command
  add install from registry
  everything else core
  push to beta

• 0.1.0 - 0.1.2: push to beta, and announce
  clean up some bugs around lifecycle scripts
  reduce reliance on makefile
  documentation updates
  Fixed DOA bugs
  Removed dependence on ronn

• 0.1.3: Changed a few details with configs (fix #5)
  Update adduser and publish to put author info in the data
  Use buffer api for file writes, hopefully fix #4

• 0.1.4 - 0.1.5: Fixes for a few more bugs and fix some documentation.

• 0.1.6 - 0.1.7: Add cache functionality
  Use couchdb attachments to host tarballs
  Handle odd require.paths more appropriately
  Don't break on install if the man path is missing
  Support publishing or installing a folder or local tarball

• 0.1.8: Bugfixes
  Add start, stop, restart, and test commands

• 0.1.9: npm list enhancements
  fix the install bug

• 0.1.10: More errors found by Ryan Dahl and Kris Zyp
  Better uninstall and list behavior
  Docs for new developers.
  Better tracking of ownership on the registry.

• 0.1.11: Martyn Smith found a whole lot of bugs.
  Make publish not die when the tarball is big.
  "make uninstall" support

• 0.1.12 - 0.1.13: Fix the downloading bug that was breaking the tarballs
  Update some docs

• 0.1.14 - 0.1.16: Fix to stay in sync with node changes
  Put a special tag on link installs
  Modify semver comparison slightly
  add unpublish command
  Use the "drain" event properly for uploads
  Handle thrown errors
  Handle .npmignore

• 0.1.17: Stabilization.

• 0.1.18: Change a few default configurations
  Add test harness
  Default publish, install, and link to "." if no arguments given

• 0.1.19 - 0.1.20: Create a bunch of bugs
  Fix a bunch of bugs
  Some minor speed improvements

• 0.1.21 - 0.1.22: Relative paths
  Support comments in package.json
  Add owner name to ls output
  Add "owner" command to manage package owners
  Support hook scripts in {root}/.npm/.hooks/
  Initial support for config file relative to node executable
  Support for http proxies
  Documentation updates

• 0.1.23: update command - This is huge.
  Rollback for failed installations
  Install dependencies for link packages
  Silently read passwords for adduser
  Cascading configs: cli, env, user, global
  First pass at npm view command

• 0.1.24, 0.1.25: Fix a bunch of things
  Cleanup, etc.
  help via --help, -h, or -?

• 0.1.26: "modules" hash in package.json (Alex K. Wolfe)
  Better "restart" command (Alex K Wolfe)
  Work on Cygwin
  Remove link packages properly
  Make several commands more parallel

• 0.1.27: Man pages handled with the "man" entry, or a "man" directory
  Install man pages in the "manroot" config dir
  Control log output with the "loglevel" config
  Support a "bin" directory of executables that get auto-linked
  Un-deprecate the "lib" directory.
  Bug killing
  Split up the tar usage so it works on Solaris
  bundle command
  rebuild command

• 0.2.0: Lots more bug killing
  Various fixes found during the Node Knockout extravaganza
  Change all "name-version" things to be "name@version"
  First allegedly "stable" release.

• 0.2.1: Minor updates and bugfixes

• 0.2.2: Update "help" to work on Solaris
  Remove updated packages that don't have dependencies.
  Allow implied suffixes on .js bins
  Fix an "adduser" bug

• 0.2.3: Lots of documentation tweaks and cleanup
  Support || in version ranges

• 0.2.4: Contribution party!
  Better list whitespace
  Lots of config happiness
  Ignore all major SCM folders by default
  Handle proxies and hostnames with ports
  Better Bundling
  Add 'outdated' command
  Better handling of "engines" field

• 0.2.5: Make npm OK to use programmatically (Charlie Robbins)

• 0.2.6: More programmatic updates
  recursive package removal
  tab completion

• 0.2.7 - 0.2.8: Bundle treated like a first-class citizen, and simplified
  Many bug fixes

• 0.2.9: npm version command
  shasums on all tarballs
  More portable tar option usage
  Much beefed up bundle command
  Deep view command

• 0.2.10: npm edit command
  various stability bugfixes.

• 0.2.11: ~> and 1.2.x style version ranges
  complete tab completion: see npm help completion (Evan Meagher)
  explore command: see npm help explore
  docs command: see npm help docs
  keywords and description in npm ls
  Frequently asked questions at npm help faq

• 0.2.12: Various bugfixes (0.2.11 was big, broke some stuff)
  npm faq command (wrapper for npm help faq)

• 0.2.13: Merry Xmas!
  Config setting on the command line with grace and gusto
  Portability and stability fixes.
  Mostly sort of works with Homebrew-installed nodejs.

• 0.2.14: A little bit of documentation overhaul.
  Support for "<name>":"<url>" for dependencies.
  Fix for "unpublish" regression.
  Support for "files" array.
  Dependency info in lifecycle scripts.
  More data validation.

• 0.2.15 - 0.2.17: Added "--force" for publish
  Support argless "unpublish" and "uninstall" in package dirs
  Document future stuff
  Remove support for "modules" hash
  Read package defaults when reading json

• 0.3.0: More correct permission/uid handling. (Sudo is now encouraged!)
  Require node 0.4.0
  Separate semver out into a separate utility.
  Packages without "main" modules don't export modules.
  No shims! (Still has symlinks, though)