Don't buffer logs unless we know that the config is coming.

An inelegant solution, but it works.

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 1fcca7417..794af4309 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // don't assume that npm is installed in any particular spot, since this
 // might conceivably be a bootstrap attempt.
 var log = require("./lib/utils/log")
-
+log.waitForConfig()
 log.info("ok", "it worked if it ends with")
 
 var fs = require("./lib/utils/graceful-fs")
diff --git a/lib/utils/log.js b/lib/utils/log.js
index 02fafadba..15cdd37c2 100644
--- a/lib/utils/log.js
+++ b/lib/utils/log.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ COLOR.pref = 35
 
 var logBuffer = []
   , ini = require("./ini")
+  , waitForConfig
+log.waitForConfig = function () { waitForConfig = true }
 
 function log (msg, pref, level, cb) {
   if (typeof level === "function") cb = level, level = null
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ function log (msg, pref, level, cb) {
     msg = msg.stack || msg.toString()
     level = LEVEL.error
   }
-  if (!ini.resolved) {
+  if (!ini.resolved && waitForConfig) {
     return logBuffer.push([msg, pref, level])
   }
   if (logBuffer.length && !logBuffer.discharging) {