Consider gyp.js? #960

indutny · 2016-06-17T17:53:54Z

Hello everyone!

We're working on https://github.com/indutny/gyp.js , which is a port of GYP to Node.js. I think the project is reaching the point when it could be actually used as an alternative "backend" for node-gyp.

What do you think about bundling it here under a flag to see how well it will work?

Thank you,
Fedor.

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Fishrock123 · 2016-06-17T18:05:58Z

What do you think about bundling it here under a flag to see how well it will work?

I think that is an excellent starting point.

I suppose a flag would just change the child-process invocation to gyp.js?

Not sure I'm the best person to lead on this though, I'm pretty pre-occupied.

indutny · 2016-06-17T18:07:26Z

@Fishrock123 yep, the flag will just do this.

indutny · 2016-06-17T18:08:01Z

Though, important thing about gyp.js is that it may not work on older versions of node, because of extensive ES6 usage. Is this going to be a problem for us, or can we manage it through semver?

Fishrock123 · 2016-06-17T18:15:25Z

@indutny We might be able to transpile it back. Does it work on v4 or just v6?

indutny · 2016-06-17T18:19:06Z

Just v6 at the moment.

See issue nodejs#960 Added initial `gyp.js` support with --gypjs command line option. Environment variable `npm_config_gypjs` also turns this option on. Update configure and build usage strings depending on `npm_config_gypjs` environment variable

Added description for new command-line options and environment variables. See: nodejs#960

pmed · 2016-06-20T07:46:28Z

@indutny See PR: #962

See issue nodejs#960 Added initial `gyp.js` support with --gypjs command line option. Environment variable `npm_config_gypjs` also turns this option on. Update configure and build usage strings depending on `npm_config_gypjs` environment variable. Set `npm_config_gypjs` env variable if `--gypjs` command-line option was set to affect usage text for `configure` and `build` commands. Update usage strings if `--gypjs` command-line option was supplied

Added description for new command-line options and environment variables. See: nodejs#960

See issue nodejs#960 Added initial `gyp.js` support with --gypjs command line option. Environment variable `npm_config_gypjs` also turns this option on. Update configure and build usage strings depending on `npm_config_gypjs` environment variable. Set `npm_config_gypjs` env variable if `--gypjs` command-line option was set to affect usage text for `configure` and `build` commands. Update usage strings if `--gypjs` command-line option was supplied Trying to load gyp.js module only if --gypjs command-line option was supplied.

Added description for new command-line options and environment variables. See: nodejs#960

See issue nodejs#960 Added initial `gyp.js` support with --gypjs command line option. Environment variable `npm_config_gypjs` also turns this option on. Update configure and build usage strings depending on `npm_config_gypjs` environment variable. Set `npm_config_gypjs` env variable if `--gypjs` command-line option was set to affect usage text for `configure` and `build` commands. Update usage strings if `--gypjs` command-line option was supplied Trying to load gyp.js module only if --gypjs command-line option was supplied.

indutny · 2016-08-10T14:05:19Z

@rvagg sorry, but I have feeling that we are not moving fast enough on this. Is there any way to expedite the review process? Should we invite more collaborators to this project?

See: nodejs#960 Added initial `gyp.js` support with --gypjs command line option. Environment variable `npm_config_gypjs` also turns this option on. Update configure and build usage strings depending on `npm_config_gypjs` environment variable. Set `npm_config_gypjs` env variable if `--gypjs` command-line option was set to affect usage text for `configure` and `build` commands. Update usage strings if `--gypjs` command-line option was supplied Trying to load gyp.js module only if --gypjs command-line option was supplied.

prasannavl · 2017-06-08T12:24:27Z

It's been quite a while. Any update on the state of things?

refack · 2017-06-08T14:30:32Z

I'll follow up on ~~#962~~ #1092

stalkerg · 2017-07-10T03:41:01Z

Good news: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/479691

JamesMGreene · 2017-07-10T14:51:59Z

@stalkerg: Hmm, maybe, but AFAICT, that:

was last updated in April,
has merge conflicts,
has not been reviewed, and
has not been merged.

😢

stalkerg · 2017-07-11T08:05:49Z

ah... but I hope this problem is will fix

refack · 2017-07-11T11:59:47Z

Good news: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/479691

@stalkerg thank you for bringing this to attention

huan · 2017-07-24T03:32:54Z

+1

Pomax · 2017-08-19T23:02:04Z

It's been quite a while again, any update on the state of things? Removing the dependency on Python is super valuable for people who are JavaScript developers, not Python developers. Especially for those of us who need (or like) to use Windows (which does not come with any version of Python, and so anyone who is told they need python will download whatever is the latest version of Python. And then node-gyp still doesn't work. In 2017 =)

refack · 2017-08-20T01:37:26Z

@Pomax it's just a matter of limited resources... If you want to try and follow up on the work that's been done, I'd be very happy to help.
Good starting point: #1092

ArmorDarks · 2017-09-03T13:09:13Z

~~Won't it add dependencies on Ninja and C/C++ compilers, kinda making no difference, with C dependency instead of Python?~~

Ops, sorry. I was sure that I was referenced here from https://github.com/lovell/sharp and didn't notice that it is node-gyp repository, not sharp's one.

piranna · 2017-09-03T14:20:23Z

Won't it add dependencies on Ninja and C/C++ compilers, kinda making no difference, with C dependency instead of Python?

In any case, you currently has C dependencies for natives modules, in fact it would be really difficult to erradicate them...

gibfahn · 2017-09-03T14:35:09Z

@ArmorDarks GYP/Ninja/Cmake etc. are meta-build systems, they just generate the right Makefiles for each platform. The C/C++ compilation still has to be done whatever system you use.

rvagg · 2019-06-20T02:11:17Z

closing this with much sadness, gyp.js would have been nice but we were never organised enough to pull it of and @indutny has moved on now from it. If someone wants to pick this up again and push forward then please open a fresh PR and let's talk.

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