Deprecated dependencies break npx usage and global installation

[chenhui-su]

It seems that the package deployed on Node.js has some dependencies that are no longer supported. As a result, it cannot be used temporarily with npx, and global installation also fails.

PS C:\Users\su196> npx codexapp --no-login
Need to install the following packages:
codexapp@0.1.86
Ok to proceed? (y) y
npm warn deprecated npmlog@4.1.2: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated are-we-there-yet@1.1.7: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated prebuild-install@6.1.4: No longer maintained. Please contact the author of the relevant native addon; alternatives are available.
npm warn deprecated gauge@2.7.4: This package is no longer supported.
PS C:\Users\su196> npx codexapp --no-login
Need to install the following packages:
codexapp@0.1.86
Ok to proceed? (y) y
npm warn deprecated npmlog@4.1.2: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated are-we-there-yet@1.1.7: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated prebuild-install@6.1.4: No longer maintained. Please contact the author of the relevant native addon; alternatives are available.
npm warn deprecated gauge@2.7.4: This package is no longer supported.
PS C:\Users\su196> npm --version
11.13.0
PS C:\Users\su196> node --version
v24.14.1

The same deprecation warnings appear when running the command again.

Environment:

• npm version: 11.13.0
• node version: v24.14.1

[friuns2]

works fine on mac, must be something else

[chenhui-su]

Thanks for checking. I'm using Windows, and that might be the difference. Here is my system info:

• OS: Windows 11 Home Chinese Edition, Version 25H2, OS build 26200.8246
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 5 225H (1.70 GHz)
• System type: 64-bit OS, x64-based processor

By the way, in the same environment, using npx temporarily worked fine a week ago.

Additionally, I can also reproduce this issue on another Windows 11 Pro machine:

• OS: Windows 11 Pro, Version 25H2, OS build 26200.8246, installed on 2025-09-28
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600K (3.50 GHz), 64-bit OS, x64-based processor
• npm version: 11.13.0
• node version: v24.11.0

Could you suggest how I should continue troubleshooting this issue?

[chenhui-su]

@friuns2 I investigated this Windows npx / global install issue and opened a fix PR: #102
The root cause appears to be that the published package still includes node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch as a runtime dependency. That package pulls the deprecated prebuild-install chain (npmlog, are-we-there-yet, gauge), which seems to break or loop temporary installs on newer Windows Node/npm setups.

What I verified:

• current published codexapp@0.1.86 reproduces the deprecated dependency warnings on Windows
• the fix removes node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch from published runtime dependencies and keeps maintained node-pty
• pnpm run build passes
• pnpm run test:unit passes
• local packed tarball validation on Windows also passes:
  • pnpm pack
  • npm i -g "file:D:/Projects/codex-web-ui/codexapp-0.1.84.tgz"
  • codexapp --help
• result: the locally packed tarball installs and starts successfully on Windows without the legacy prebuild-install warning chain

Cross-platform impact note:

• I checked the node-pty@1.1.0 package contents directly
• confirmed prebuilt coverage is still present there for:
  • Windows x64
  • Windows arm64
  • macOS x64
  • macOS arm64
• these architectures are therefore least likely to be affected by removing node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch
• the remaining risk is mainly on Linux and other less common platforms/architectures, where extra verification would still be useful before claiming zero cross-platform risk