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Deprecation of NPM vertx-{full|min} #568

Closed pmlopes closed 3 years ago

pmlopes commented 3 years ago

In vert.x 3.x there 2 modules that are released to npm with every release of the stack. These npm modules are:

Rationale

These 2 modules have a problem that prevents them from being properly usable from Microsoft Windows operating systems.

The limitation comes from the way npm handles the binary scripts, rendering the provided command line batch not usable from windows.

Working alternative

The solution is to advise users to install the stack using:

Users are advised to pick the most appropriate alternative to their development/deployment workflow. All these alternatives will provide the exact same functionality in a package that works with all operating systems.