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Re:Temporary fork enables Node.js to optionally use the Chak... by efdee on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @05:11AM (#9537675)
No, it's a "bug". It is not required for loading specific versions -- those can be kept in a flat structure just as well. No need for the idiotic nesting.
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Re:Temporary fork enables Node.js to optionally use the Chak... by bryanlarsen on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @08:24AM (#9538373)
IMO a flat structure would just be a confused mess. There would be hundreds of packages in that directory.
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Re:Temporary fork enables Node.js to optionally use the Chak... by efdee on Saturday May 16, 2015 @11:44AM (#9556494)
I'd rather have hundred of packages in a well sorted flat directory than the same number of packages in an "Alice In Wonderland"-style rabbit hole.
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