Why isn't net-libs/nodejs slotted?

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jhardin · Post by **jhardin** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:32 pm

It's possible (on other platforms) to install multiple versions of Node.js and select which one to use for a given project via nvm.

Why isn't the Gentoo net-libs/nodejs slotted, so that multiple (major, at least - e.g. latest 12.x.x, 14.x.x & 15.x.x) versions of node can be installed and selected via nvm?

Post by **fedeliallalinea** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:05 pm

See bug #580698, no maintainer and no trivial to slot the package.

Post by **Ionen** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:03 pm

Node stuff in general would really need _new_ dedicated developers to work on this (e.g. could have targets and packages that use them), preferably implemented in overlays first.

gentoo is just barely keeping it working/updated, jer even wanted to get rid of LTS 12.x a while ago but user requests reverted the decision.

lkraav · Post by **lkraav** » Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:28 pm

It seems we've been keeping up to date nicely lately. But I guess slotting is still too big of a lift, or there's not enough interest?

rburcham · Post by **rburcham** » Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:35 pm

I'm definitely interested. Doing research on this now to see what the state of the art is.

rab0171610 · Post by **rab0171610** » Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:54 pm

There are also nodejs managers available binary versions of nodejs:
https://github.com/tj/n
I assume they are downloaded into a directory in your home.
That's one example. There are others.