Nodejs plugin doesn't rebuild properly
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Current evaluation
Closed as stale by maintainer ~mr-cal on 2026-07-24; no implementation or resolving PR was recorded.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: Maintainer ~mr-cal explicitly closed the item as stale, with no linked pull request, commit, or verification that the nodejs rebuild issue was fixed.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
With rebuilds enabled, the nodejs plugin properly re-uses what it previously built, but it doesn't install any of the changes. We probably need to blow away the installed stuff so we can forcibly reinstall.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed as stale by maintainer ~mr-cal on 2026-07-24; no implementation or resolving PR was recorded. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | The Node.js rebuild install-staleness issue was closed as stale after roughly eight years without a resolving PR or commit. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Node.js rebuild reuse failed to reinstall changed files; no resolving PR or commit was found. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without discussion. The Node.js plugin failed to install updates after rebuilds, requiring a clean directory to force reinstallation. The issue appears abandoned or resolved externally. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
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close stale | Nodejs plugin fails to reinstall changes after a rebuild when enabled. Issue has been completely inactive for over seven years with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Nodejs plugin fails to reinstall changes after rebuilds. Unlabeled, no maintainer interaction, inactive for over 7 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Nodejs plugin fails to reinstall changes after rebuilds. Unlabelled, inactive for ~7.6 years, no maintainer response. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1703643 node-engine: 8.1.3 is not happy | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale on 2026-08-25 after nearly nine years; no fix was recorded, and maintainer @~mr-cal noted that the npm plugin had changed considerably since the 2017 report. | |
| #1819804 nodejs plugin: build fails if there are missing peer dependencies. | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale; the nodejs plugin has evolved considerably since the report, rendering the original peer dependency handling context obsolete. |