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Re:Node.js Compiler – Compiling your Node.js application int... by Can_Not on Friday May 05, 2017 @08:42PM (#14277962)
> but it's not at all unusual to install some packages manually

If you're taking about deployments, that's definitely unusual. Outside of deployments, what's a scenario where deterministic builds are important, but it would be considered normal to manually install them anyways?

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Re:Node.js Compiler – Compiling your Node.js application int... by int_19h on Saturday May 06, 2017 @03:51AM (#14279216)
I don't see why deterministic builds would only be important for deployments. Even ignoring the security issues here (which don't necessarily apply only to deployments), there's this whole classic "works for me, not a bug" situation.
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Re:Node.js Compiler – Compiling your Node.js application int... by Can_Not on Saturday May 06, 2017 @04:47PM (#14282173)
> I don't see why deterministic builds would only be important for deployments.

Great, then you should be able to mention at least one solid normal usecase as an example. I don't think there is one.

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