doc: remove Corepack documentation

aduh95 · RafaelGSS · commit fa834896c85c · 2025-04-17T10:51:56.000-03:00
PR-URL: #57635 Reviewed-By: Jordan Harband <ljharb@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Zeyu "Alex" Yang <himself65@outlook.com> Reviewed-By: Chemi Atlow <chemi@atlow.co.il> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Darshan Sen <raisinten@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
diff --git a/doc/api/corepack.md b/doc/api/corepack.md
@@ -12,139 +12,10 @@ added:
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
-_[Corepack][Corepack repository]_ is an experimental tool to help with
-managing versions of your package managers. It exposes binary proxies for
-each [supported package manager][] that, when called, will identify whatever
-package manager is configured for the current project, download it if needed,
-and finally run it.
+Documentation for this tool can be found on the [Corepack repository][].
 
 Despite Corepack being distributed with default installs of Node.js, the package
-managers managed by Corepack are not part of the Node.js distribution and:
+managers managed by Corepack are not part of the Node.js distribution, and
+Corepack itself will no longer be distributed with future versions of Node.js.
 
-* Upon first use, Corepack downloads the latest version from the network.
-* Any required updates (related to security vulnerabilities or otherwise) are
-  out of scope of the Node.js project. If necessary end users must figure out
-  how to update on their own.
-
-This feature simplifies two core workflows:
-
-* It eases new contributor onboarding, since they won't have to follow
-  system-specific installation processes anymore just to have the package
-  manager you want them to.
-
-* It allows you to ensure that everyone in your team will use exactly the
-  package manager version you intend them to, without them having to
-  manually synchronize it each time you need to make an update.
-
-## Workflows
-
-### Enabling the feature
-
-Due to its experimental status, Corepack currently needs to be explicitly
-enabled to have any effect. To do that, run [`corepack enable`][], which
-will set up the symlinks in your environment next to the `node` binary
-(and overwrite the existing symlinks if necessary).
-
-From this point forward, any call to the [supported binaries][] will work
-without further setup. Should you experience a problem, run
-[`corepack disable`][] to remove the proxies from your system (and consider
-opening an issue on the [Corepack repository][] to let us know).
-
-### Configuring a package
-
-The Corepack proxies will find the closest [`package.json`][] file in your
-current directory hierarchy to extract its [`"packageManager"`][] property.
-
-If the value corresponds to a [supported package manager][], Corepack will make
-sure that all calls to the relevant binaries are run against the requested
-version, downloading it on demand if needed, and aborting if it cannot be
-successfully retrieved.
-
-You can use [`corepack use`][] to ask Corepack to update your local
-`package.json` to use the package manager of your choice:
-
-```bash
-corepack use pnpm@7.x # sets the latest 7.x version in the package.json
-corepack use yarn@* # sets the latest version in the package.json
-```
-
-### Upgrading the global versions
-
-When running outside of an existing project (for example when running
-`yarn init`), Corepack will by default use predefined versions roughly
-corresponding to the latest stable releases from each tool. Those versions can
-be overridden by running the [`corepack install`][] command along with the
-package manager version you wish to set:
-
-```bash
-corepack install --global yarn@x.y.z
-```
-
-Alternately, a tag or range may be used:
-
-```bash
-corepack install --global pnpm@*
-corepack install --global yarn@stable
-```
-
-### Offline workflow
-
-Many production environments don't have network access. Since Corepack
-usually downloads the package manager releases straight from their registries,
-it can conflict with such environments. To avoid that happening, call the
-[`corepack pack`][] command while you still have network access (typically at
-the same time you're preparing your deploy image). This will ensure that the
-required package managers are available even without network access.
-
-The `pack` command has [various flags][]. Consult the detailed
-[Corepack documentation][] for more information.
-
-## Supported package managers
-
-The following binaries are provided through Corepack:
-
-| Package manager | Binary names      |
-| --------------- | ----------------- |
-| [Yarn][]        | `yarn`, `yarnpkg` |
-| [pnpm][]        | `pnpm`, `pnpx`    |
-
-## Common questions
-
-### How does Corepack interact with npm?
-
-While Corepack could support npm like any other package manager, its
-shims aren't enabled by default. This has a few consequences:
-
-* It's always possible to run a `npm` command within a project configured to
-  be used with another package manager, since Corepack cannot intercept it.
-
-* While `npm` is a valid option in the [`"packageManager"`][] property, the
-  lack of shim will cause the global npm to be used.
-
-### Running `npm install -g yarn` doesn't work
-
-npm prevents accidentally overriding the Corepack binaries when doing a global
-install. To avoid this problem, consider one of the following options:
-
-* Don't run this command; Corepack will provide the package manager
-  binaries anyway and will ensure that the requested versions are always
-  available, so installing the package managers explicitly isn't needed.
-
-* Add the `--force` flag to `npm install`; this will tell npm that it's fine to
-  override binaries, but you'll erase the Corepack ones in the process. (Run
-  [`corepack enable`][] to add them back.)
-
-[Corepack documentation]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#readme
 [Corepack repository]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack
-[Yarn]: https://yarnpkg.com
-[`"packageManager"`]: packages.md#packagemanager
-[`corepack disable`]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#corepack-disable--name
-[`corepack enable`]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#corepack-enable--name
-[`corepack install`]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#corepack-install--g--global---all--nameversion
-[`corepack pack`]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#corepack-pack---all--nameversion
-[`corepack use`]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#corepack-use-nameversion
-[`package.json`]: packages.md#nodejs-packagejson-field-definitions
-[pnpm]: https://pnpm.io
-[supported binaries]: #supported-package-managers
-[supported package manager]: #supported-package-managers
-[various flags]: https://github.com/nodejs/corepack#utility-commands
diff --git a/doc/api/index.md b/doc/api/index.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 * [Cluster](cluster.md)
 * [Command-line options](cli.md)
 * [Console](console.md)
-* [Corepack](corepack.md)
 * [Crypto](crypto.md)
 * [Debugger](debugger.md)
 * [Deprecated APIs](deprecations.md)
diff --git a/doc/api/packages.md b/doc/api/packages.md
@@ -270,21 +270,6 @@ For completeness there is also `--input-type=commonjs`, for explicitly running
 string input as CommonJS. This is the default behavior if `--input-type` is
 unspecified.
 
-## Determining package manager
-
-> Stability: 1 - Experimental
-
-While all Node.js projects are expected to be installable by all package
-managers once published, their development teams are often required to use one
-specific package manager. To make this process easier, Node.js ships with a
-tool called [Corepack][] that aims to make all package managers transparently
-available in your environment - provided you have Node.js installed.
-
-By default Corepack won't enforce any specific package manager and will use
-the generic "Last Known Good" versions associated with each Node.js release,
-but you can improve this experience by setting the [`"packageManager"`][] field
-in your project's `package.json`.
-
 ## Package entry points
 
 In a package's `package.json` file, two fields can define entry points for a
@@ -916,8 +901,6 @@ The following fields in `package.json` files are used in Node.js:
   by package managers as the name of the package.
 * [`"main"`][] - The default module when loading the package, if exports is not
   specified, and in versions of Node.js prior to the introduction of exports.
-* [`"packageManager"`][] - The package manager recommended when contributing to
-  the package. Leveraged by the [Corepack][] shims.
 * [`"type"`][] - The package type determining whether to load `.js` files as
   CommonJS or ES modules.
 * [`"exports"`][] - Package exports and conditional exports. When present,
@@ -982,33 +965,6 @@ via `require()`](modules.md#folders-as-modules).
 require('./path/to/directory');
 ```
 
-### `"packageManager"`
-
-<!-- YAML
-added:
-  - v16.9.0
-  - v14.19.0
--->
-
-> Stability: 1 - Experimental
-
-* Type: {string}
-
-```json
-{
-  "packageManager": "<package manager name>@<version>"
-}
-```
-
-The `"packageManager"` field defines which package manager is expected to be
-used when working on the current project. It can be set to any of the
-[supported package managers][], and will ensure that your teams use the exact
-same package manager versions without having to install anything else other than
-Node.js.
-
-This field is currently experimental and needs to be opted-in; check the
-[Corepack][] page for details about the procedure.
-
 ### `"type"`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1148,7 +1104,6 @@ This field defines [subpath imports][] for the current package.
 
 [CommonJS]: modules.md
 [Conditional exports]: #conditional-exports
-[Corepack]: corepack.md
 [ES module]: esm.md
 [ES modules]: esm.md
 [Node.js documentation for this section]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/api/packages.md#conditions-definitions
@@ -1159,7 +1114,6 @@ This field defines [subpath imports][] for the current package.
 [`"imports"`]: #imports
 [`"main"`]: #main
 [`"name"`]: #name
-[`"packageManager"`]: #packagemanager
 [`"type"`]: #type
 [`--conditions` / `-C` flag]: #resolving-user-conditions
 [`--experimental-default-type`]: cli.md#--experimental-default-typetype
@@ -1175,7 +1129,6 @@ This field defines [subpath imports][] for the current package.
 [self-reference]: #self-referencing-a-package-using-its-name
 [subpath exports]: #subpath-exports
 [subpath imports]: #subpath-imports
-[supported package managers]: corepack.md#supported-package-managers
 [the dual CommonJS/ES module packages section]: #dual-commonjses-module-packages
 [the full specifier path]: esm.md#mandatory-file-extensions
 [the package examples repository]: https://github.com/nodejs/package-examples
diff --git a/test/doctool/test-make-doc.mjs b/test/doctool/test-make-doc.mjs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const linkedHtmls = [...new Set(links)].map((link) => link.match(re)[1])
 const expectedJsons = linkedHtmls
                        .map((name) => name.replace('.html', '.json'));
 const expectedDocs = linkedHtmls.concat(expectedJsons);
-const renamedDocs = ['policy.json', 'policy.html'];
+const renamedDocs = ['corepack.json', 'corepack.html', 'policy.json', 'policy.html'];
 
 // Test that all the relative links in the TOC match to the actual documents.
 for (const expectedDoc of expectedDocs) {
