Allow to add build-in modules on compile time

[piranna]

(Originally published at nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#14354)

Node.js convert build-in modules (child_process, path...) to C++ sources and add them to the Node.js binary on build time. Add a compile option to add some custom packages the same way so they are available with require() without needing to install them manually.

(If you are curious, I want to add kexec so it can be used on NodeOS on our own Javascript-based /usr/bin/env instead of child_process :-) )

[Fishrock123]

Isn't this an npm issue?

[vkurchatkin]

This would be hard to make it work, since built-in modules are resolved directly by name bypassing resolving algorithm

[Fishrock123]

Is there any real advantage to this over compiling at install time? This is likely to add a lot of time to startup for those using it.

If there is, let me know and I'll re-open.

[piranna]

This would be hard to make it work, since built-in modules are resolved directly by name bypassing resolving algorithm

The idea is to resolve them directly by name too, not using the resolving algorythm...

Is there any real advantage to this over compiling at install time? This is likely to add a lot of time to startup for those using it.

For example, for fully-statically linked binaries, where dlopen() function used to load compiled modules doesn't work.