@solcreek/dew 0.4.6 → 0.5.0

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@solcreek/dew",
-  "version": "0.4.6",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "Ultra-lightweight VM + deploy tool. One Go binary for local dev and production.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

package/scripts/postinstall.js

@@ -44,6 +44,31 @@ if (!existsSync(binary)) {
   }
 }
 
+// Show how to invoke dew based on how the user installed the package.
+// npx       → `npx @solcreek/dew ...` (the binary is in a per-run cache)
+// local     → `npx dew ...` or `./node_modules/.bin/dew ...`
+// global    → `dew ...` (on PATH)
+//
+// We can't reliably detect "is this a global install" from inside
+// postinstall, so we surface all three forms once.
+function printInvocationHint() {
+  // Skip in CI / non-interactive shells unless DEW_INSTALL_HINT is set
+  if (process.env.CI && !process.env.DEW_INSTALL_HINT) return;
+
+  const npmConfig = process.env.npm_config_global === "true";
+  console.log("");
+  if (npmConfig) {
+    console.log("dew: installed globally — run `dew --help` from any terminal.");
+  } else {
+    console.log("dew: installed locally. Choose how to invoke:");
+    console.log("  • One-off:   npx @solcreek/dew --help");
+    console.log("  • Local pkg: npx dew --help    (inside this project)");
+    console.log("  • Global:    npm i -g @solcreek/dew  → then `dew --help`");
+  }
+  console.log("");
+}
+printInvocationHint();
+
 // macOS: codesign with virtualization entitlement
 if (os.platform() === "darwin" && existsSync(binary) && !binary.endsWith(".exe")) {
   const entitlements = path.join(__dirname, "entitlements.plist");