Allow forcing local build with environment variables
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Description
I'm using pnpm in my project and sqlite3 is a dep-of-dep. I want it to use a give sqlite3 binary and it seems that the only way to do that is to go into the module after install and manually run `npx node-pre-gyp install --build-from-source`
It would be great if there was a way to force build during install e.g. `NODE_PRE_GYP_BUILD=sqlite3,bcrypt`.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how node-pre-gyp handles install arguments and the existing --build-from-source path. Check how environment variables are currently read during installation. Done should include a defined environment-variable behavior that forces selected packages, with coverage for the sqlite3 and bcrypt examples.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100