The dlx cache path is <cacheDir>/dlx/<key>/<prepare>/node_modules/.pnpm/
<pkgId>/node_modules/<pkg>. The <key> (64-char sha256 hex) and <prepare>
(<time>-<pid> in hex) segments are dlx overhead on top of pnpm's already-
deep virtual-store layout. For a transitive dep with a long name this tips
the package directory over Windows' MAX_PATH (260) — measured at 259 chars
for @pnpm.e2e/pre-and-postinstall-scripts-example in the dlx e2e test. A
lifecycle script then runs with that directory as its cwd, and CreateProcess
fails to resolve an over-length cwd, which Node surfaces as the confusing
"spawn C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe ENOENT". Flaky rather than constant
because the <prepare> and temp-dir segments vary in length, straddling 260.
Shorten both dlx-specific segments:
- cache key: createShortHash (32 hex, 128 bits) instead of createHexHash
(64). pacquet already truncated to 32, so this also restores parity.
- prepare dir: encode time and pid in base36 instead of hex.
The TypeScript pnpm CLI freezes at v11; pnpm 12 will be the Rust pacquet
port. To make that split legible, all TypeScript source, test, and build
directories move under a new top-level pnpm11/ directory. The name states
the version boundary rather than implying a behavioral fork, since the two
stacks are meant to behave identically.
Scope is source-only: the shared workspace root stays at the repo root.
pnpm-workspace.yaml, package.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, .pnpmfile.cjs,
.meta-updater, __patches__, .changeset, .husky, and the lint/spell configs
remain in place, so one pnpm workspace and one Cargo workspace still span
all three products. pnpr/client and pacquet/tasks/registry-mock stay as
cross-product workspace members.
Rewiring the move required:
- pnpm-workspace.yaml globs prefixed with pnpm11/
- root package.json script paths, eslint.config.mjs, tsconfig.lint.json,
.gitignore, and CODEOWNERS updated
- .meta-updater/src/index.ts literals repointed (pnpm11/pnpm/package.json,
pnpm11/__utils__, pnpm11/__typings__, and the main package directory)
- regenerated every moved package's repository/homepage URL via meta-updater
- pnpm11/pnpm/bundle-deps.ts and __utils__/scripts/src/typecheck-only.ts
climb one more level to reach the repo root
.meta-updater stays at the repo root because @pnpm/meta-updater resolves
its config at <cwd>/.meta-updater/main.mjs.
TS CI (.github/workflows/ci.yml) now only runs when pnpm11/-relevant paths
change, via a dorny/paths-filter changes job plus a TS CI / Success
aggregate gate; branch protection should require only that gate.
