zed-industries
Upgrade nodejs so unneeded nodejs files aren't downloaded
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Unneeded nodejs files are being downloaded, wasting data for those stuck with metered internet #6803 https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/46451
Environment
macOS
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If applicable, attach your ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log file to this issue.
If you only need the most recent lines, you can run the zed: open log command palette action to see the last 1000.
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Looking at the linked Node issue (https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/46451), it seems like those files are still present in the Node distributions?
I only saw mention of removing them from the Docker images, which Zed does not use.
I'm not sure how but those files end up on my mac but someone else has confirmed it happens to them too.
#7054
Zed installs the Node runtime when it is needed for certain language servers, and those files are distributed with Node, AFAICT.
This is blocked on upstream changes in Node, so going to close it out as there's nothing for us to do at the moment.