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Problem

  • bun install lifecycle scripts that spawn node-gyp fail with bun: line 1: node-gyp: command not found / exit 127 when $TMPDIR and the install cache live on different filesystems (typical: tmpfs /tmp, cache on ~/.bun). Fixes install: lifecycle node-gyp stub advertised under $TMPDIR after EXDEV fallback to cache/.tmp #38079.
  • Cause: get_temporary_directory_run (src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerDirectories.rs:152) probes $TMPDIR with a renameat() into the cache. On EXDEV (or an unwritable $TMPDIR) it repoints handle at <cache>/.tmp but leaves name as $TMPDIR.
  • ensure_temp_node_gyp_script_run (src/install/PackageManager.rs:1207) writes the node-gyp shim through handle but builds the PATH entry and BUN_WHICH_IGNORE_CWD from name, so the advertised directory never exists.

Fix

  • When the .tmp fallback engages, derive name from the cache directory path (<cache>/.tmp) instead of keeping $TMPDIR, so every path built from name matches where the shim actually lands.
  • The bytes are interned in the process-lifetime dirname store, the same pattern global_link_dir uses for &'static paths.
  • Verified: new test in test/cli/install/bun-install-lifecycle-scripts.test.ts forces EXDEV by pointing $TMPDIR at a /dev/shm (separate tmpfs mount) directory while the cache stays on the main filesystem; it fails with exit 127 on current bun and passes with this change. The standalone repro from the issue also passes (fake-node-gyp ran, exit 0).
  • install: serve lifecycle node-gyp from the install cache after EXDEV #38080 proposed a broader redesign of the node-gyp shim for the same issue (stable $cache/bin/node-gyp, installing node-gyp into the cache on first miss). It is closed in favor of this minimal fix, which keeps the existing hashed-shim design. The closing comment on install: serve lifecycle node-gyp from the install cache after EXDEV #38080 has the comparison: both fix the repro on current main (731aa92), but the redesign changes npm_config_node_gyp handling, rewrites a launcher shared by concurrent installs, and makes get_fd_path_z fatal on Unix.

Background

  • During installs bun extracts tarballs into a tempdir and renameat()s them into the cache, which requires both to be on one filesystem; when they are not, bun falls back to a .tmp directory inside the cache.
  • The same tempdir is reused to host a small node-gyp shell shim (added in fix(install) make sure node-gyp is available during lifecycle scripts #7622) that is appended to the lifecycle scripts' PATH, so packages whose install scripts invoke node-gyp work without a global install.
  • BUN_WHICH_IGNORE_CWD tells bun's which implementation to skip the shim directory when the shim itself runs bun x node-gyp, preventing the shim from resolving to itself.

no test proof · iteration 1 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/cli/install/bun-install-lifecycle-scripts.test.ts

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Updated 1:02 PM PT - Aug 26th, 2026

❌ @robobun, your commit cc0159e has 1 failures in Build #106314 (All Failures):


🧪   To try this PR locally:

bunx bun-pr 38098

That installs a local version of the PR into your bun-38098 executable, so you can run:

bun-38098 --bun

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The install temporary-directory fallback now advertises its actual cache-based path. A Linux-only test reproduces the cross-filesystem fallback and verifies that an offline node-gyp lifecycle shim executes successfully.

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Temporary-directory fallback

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fallback path resolution
src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerDirectories.rs
TemporaryDirectory.name now uses cache/.tmp when the temporary-directory handle falls back there.
EXDEV lifecycle regression coverage
test/cli/install/bun-install-lifecycle-scripts.test.ts
The test checks Linux device conditions, runs an offline node-gyp lifecycle script, verifies shim execution, and cleans up temporary files.

Possibly related PRs

  • oven-sh/bun#37669: Modifies the same temporary-directory fallback and lifecycle-script test paths.
  • oven-sh/bun#38080: Addresses related TemporaryDirectory path resolution and lifecycle node-gyp behavior.

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In `@test/cli/install/bun-install-lifecycle-scripts.test.ts`:
- Around line 307-315: Harden the EXDEV fallback test around canForceExdevTmpdir
and setupTest(): verify /dev/shm is writable before enabling the test, and after
setupTest() assert that statSync(shmTmp).dev differs from
statSync(packageDir).dev before invoking bun install, so the test proves
renameat() crosses devices and exercises the intended fallback.
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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Since the description explicitly asks maintainers to pick between this minimal fix and the broader redesign in #38080, a human should make that call before merging.

What was reviewed:

  • Traced every consumer of TemporaryDirectory.name — all three uses are in ensure_temp_node_gyp_script_run (PATH entry, BUN_WHICH_IGNORE_CWD/npm_config_node_gyp path); no other call site relies on name being $TMPDIR.
  • Confirmed the Windows-only TemporaryDirectory.path field is unaffected — it's derived from get_fd_path_z(tempdir) on the actual handle, so it already reflected the fallback.
  • The dirname_store().append(...) interning matches the existing pattern used for global_link_dir_path in the same file.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The PR fixes a mismatch in get_temporary_directory_run (src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerDirectories.rs): when the $TMPDIR → cache renameat() probe fails (EXDEV or unwritable), the function switches handle to <cache>/.tmp but previously left name pointing at $TMPDIR. ensure_temp_node_gyp_script_run writes the shim through handle but builds the lifecycle-script PATH entry from name, so lifecycle scripts calling node-gyp would exit 127. The fix derives name from cache_directory_path + "/.tmp" when the fallback engages, interning it in the process-lifetime dirname store. A Linux-only test forces the EXDEV path via /dev/shm.

Security risks

None identified. The change only affects which directory string is placed on the lifecycle-script PATH; both candidates are directories bun already fully controls (the tempdir it just created). No new untrusted input is parsed.

Level of scrutiny

Moderate-to-high. This is production package-manager code that runs during every bun install with lifecycle scripts, and the PR description explicitly presents this as one of two competing approaches (vs #38080's stable $cache/bin/node-gyp redesign). That is a design decision a maintainer should make, not an automated approval.

Other factors

  • I grep'd all consumers of get_temporary_directory; every site except ensure_temp_node_gyp_script_run uses only .handle (the fd), so this change cannot regress them. The Windows .path field is already derived from the fd, so it was never wrong.
  • There are two outstanding bot comments not yet addressed: the comment-cop flag on the 5-line explanatory comment, and the CodeRabbit suggestion to assert statSync(shmTmp).dev !== statSync(packageDir).dev inside the test (the current guard compares against os.tmpdir(), which is where packageDir originates via verdaccio.createTestDir, so it's a reasonable proxy — but the direct assertion would be tighter).
  • Given the open design question (#38080 vs this PR) and the unaddressed review feedback, deferring rather than approving.

Comment thread src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerDirectories.rs
robobun and others added 3 commits August 26, 2026 19:41
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When renameat() from $TMPDIR into the install cache fails (EXDEV or an
unwritable $TMPDIR), getTemporaryDirectory repoints the directory handle
at <cache>/.tmp but kept reporting $TMPDIR as its name. The node-gyp
lifecycle shim is written through the handle but advertised on PATH via
the name, so the PATH entry pointed at a directory that does not exist
and lifecycle scripts spawning node-gyp exited 127.

Derive the advertised name from the cache path when the fallback
engages so PATH and BUN_WHICH_IGNORE_CWD match where the shim actually
lives.
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robobun force-pushed the farm/292cc1aa/node-gyp-tmpdir-exdev branch from 10b8d30 to cc0159e Compare August 26, 2026 19:43
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CI on the current head (cc0159e) is red only on lanes this diff does not touch: a pre-existing require-cache leak-test timeout on the asan lane (also fails on main) and several install/fetch tests that passed on retry. The lifecycle-scripts file this PR changes is green. Not retriggering, since the pre-existing failure would fail again.

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LGTM — the follow-up commit tightened the comment and added the cross-device assertion, so the test now proves it exercises the fallback path.

What was reviewed:

  • name recomputation only fires when tried_dot_tmp is set; the non-fallback path is byte-identical to before, and cache_directory_path is guaranteed populated by the get_cache_directory call at the top of the function.
  • Windows path field was already derived from the live handle via get_fd_path_z, so it needed no matching fix.
  • Test: skip guard probes /dev/shm writability and device id, npm_config_node_gyp keeps it offline, pipes drained concurrently, cleanup in finally before assertions can fail; the mkdtempSync deviation is required to pin the mount point.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The PR fixes a bug in get_temporary_directory_run (src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerDirectories.rs) where, after falling back from $TMPDIR to <cache>/.tmp on EXDEV or an unwritable tempdir, the returned TemporaryDirectory.name still pointed at the original $TMPDIR. Since name is what ensure_temp_node_gyp_script_run uses to build the lifecycle-script PATH entry and BUN_WHICH_IGNORE_CWD, the shim was written to one directory but advertised at another, producing node-gyp: command not found. The fix is 12 lines: when tried_dot_tmp is true, join cache_directory_path with .tmp via resolve_path::join::<Auto> and intern the bytes in the process-lifetime dirname_store (mirroring the global_link_dir pattern), wrapped in bun_core::handle_oom. A Linux-only regression test forces EXDEV by pointing TMPDIR at /dev/shm while the cache stays on the harness tempdir's filesystem.

Security risks

None identified. The change only affects which directory string is stored in TemporaryDirectory.name after a fallback that Bun itself initiated; both candidate directories are already trusted (Bun creates and writes into both). No user-controlled input reaches the new join. The test stubs npm_config_node_gyp with a local script and restricts PATH, so no network or real node-gyp is invoked.

Level of scrutiny

Low-to-moderate. The Rust change is tightly scoped: the non-fallback branch returns the exact same temp_dir_name as before, so only installs that were already broken (EXDEV fallback) see any behavior change. get_cache_directory(manager) runs at function entry and populates cache_directory_path before it is read here. The Windows-only path field is separately derived from get_fd_path_z on the actual tempdir handle, so it was already correct and needed no parallel fix. Allocation goes through handle_oom; the &'static lifetime comes from the dirname store, matching existing call sites.

Other factors

The test follows the harness conventions the repo review rules call out: test.concurrent, skipIf with a computed guard that also verifies /dev/shm is writable, Promise.all draining stdout/stderr/exited, output asserted before exit code, cleanup in try/finally registered before the spawn's assertions, and an in-test assertion (statSync(shmTmp).dev !== statSync(packageDir).dev) proving the precondition so the test cannot vacuously pass. The mkdtempSync("/dev/shm/…") deviation from tempDir is deliberate and necessary — the test must control the mount point. No CODEOWNERS entry covers these paths. The earlier COMMENTED review's feedback was addressed in cc0159e (shortened comment, writability probe, device-mismatch assertion); the remaining self-resolved inline threads are bot-authored and there is no outstanding human CHANGES_REQUESTED.

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