Allow configuration of electron version in client package

[FWeinb]

This PR includes the following.

• Upgrade to [email protected]
• No longer create a path.txt just resolve the path on require. (better portability)
• Use rc to make it possible to require a custom version of electron
• documentation

The gist of this is that a client package can create a file .electron-prebuildrc like

{
  "version" : "0.27.0"
}

and electron-prebuild will than install that exact version. In fact, the whole configuration is 1:1 passed to electron-download.

[mafintosh]

why is the rc file needed? the electron-prebuild versions follow the electron version so to get electron 0.27.0 you just do npm install -g [email protected] and to get the latest one you do npm install -g electron. and you can different versions using regular npm magic :)

[ungoldman]

I think proper versioning of electron-prebuilt as a dependency in package.json already takes care of this, no?

[FWeinb]

I always have to wait for electron-prebuilt to catch up with electron. This is a good mid term solution until this package is automatically updated.

Am 08.06.2015 um 23:05 schrieb Mathias Buus [email protected]:

why is the rc file needed? the electron-prebuild versions follow the electron version so to get electron 0.27.0 you just do npm install -g [email protected] and to get the latest one you do npm install -g electron. and you can different versions using regular npm magic :)

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[max-mapper]

i'd vote to fix the root issue (automatic updates) rather than supporting a workaround

[justinmchase]

I would vote for this as well, it would be useful for my project electron-updater which will attempt to auto-update electron and therefore needs to know the version.

[max-mapper]

We implemented automatic updates the other day, so now npm will update immediately when a new electron version is released

[justinmchase]

@maxogden Can you elaborate on that? Documentation or a commit perhaps? I'd be interested to understand what you mean better.

[max-mapper]

@justinmchase heres the issue: #16