less 4.8.1 → 5.0.0-alpha.1

package/README.md

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 > The dynamic stylesheet language. [lesscss.org](http://lesscss.org)
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> This package README is for Less 5 alpha.1. Less 5 is a Jess-powered compiler
+> preview for early testing and is not yet a drop-in replacement for Less 4.x.
+> Alpha.1 focuses on Node.js `less.render()`, `less.renderFile()`, `lessc`,
+> variables, arithmetic, mixins, sibling file imports, and nested-rule output.
+> Source maps, browser compilation, legacy plugin host APIs, URL rewriting, and
+> compressed-output parity are still work in progress.
+
 Less extends CSS with variables, mixins, functions, nesting, and more — then compiles to standard CSS. Write cleaner stylesheets with less code.
 
 ```less
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 ## Install
 
 ```sh
-npm install less
+npm install less@alpha
+```
+
+For a pinned first alpha:
+
+```sh
+npm install less@5.0.0-alpha.1
 ```
 
 ## Usage
 
 ### Node.js
 
+Less 5 alpha.1 requires Node.js `^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0`.
+
 ```js
 import less from 'less';
 
@@ -48,10 +64,8 @@ npx lessc styles.less styles.css
 
 ### Browser
 
-```html
-<link rel="stylesheet/less" type="text/css" href="styles.less" />
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/less"></script>
-```
+Less 5 alpha.1 does not include browser compilation support. A new browser
+build mechanism will be introduced in a future alpha.
 
 ## Why Less?