Does the overrides functionality of npm v8 make this tool obsolete?

[jayqui]

Docs: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/configuring-npm/package-json#overrides

If so, then maybe this project's README should say so? If not, then maybe it should say why not.

[DaveM80]

I found that npms override doesn't work for me, which this package solved

[jayqui]

@DaveM80 doesn't that seem like a flaw with npm though? Doesn't npm's override at least intend to be an officially supported avenue for doing what this repo also attempts to do?

Did you file an issue with npm?

[runderworld]

Yes, npm 8.3's overrides property is intended to replace this library—hence why we probably haven't seen an update from the author since 2021. I assume this library is abandoned, and he'll probably archive it eventually.

@DaveM80 are you using npm v8.3 or newer, which is when the overrides feature was introduced?
npm 8.x requires at least node v16.x, I believe.