mapbox / mapbox/node-pre-gyp

About downloading/extracting the tarball

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Description

When node-pre-gyp use needle module, it will download nothing into module_path, finally return downloading/extracting the tarball

https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/blob/590da5603bb77df9583bfdc54d05d2267cadb364/lib/install.js#L27-L35

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Research direction

Start with lib/install.js at lines 27-35 and reproduce installation using the needle module. Check why no tarball is downloaded or extracted into module_path; done means the binary tarball is downloaded, extracted, and the installation completes successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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