Rename auto-update to update-dependents, and update docs to reflect this

5 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/config.md b/doc/config.md
index af6ae4749..a977644d4 100644
--- a/doc/config.md
+++ b/doc/config.md
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ Default: true
 Automatically activate a package after installation, if there is not an active
 version already.  Set to "always" to always activate when installing.
 
+### update-dependents
+
+Default: true
+
+Automatically update a package's dependencies after installation, if it is the
+newest version installed. Set to "always" to update dependents when a new
+version is installed, even if it's not the newest.
+
 ### root
 
 Default: `$INSTALL_PREFIX/lib/node`
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 5ccde1346..5907601e3 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ function buildStep (pkg, cb) {
     )
 }
 function autoUpdate (pkg, cb) {
-  var auto = npm.config.get("auto-update")
+  var auto = npm.config.get("update-dependents")
   if (!auto) return log(
-    "auto-update disabled by config", "auto-update", cb)
+    "update-dependents disabled by config", "update-dependents", cb)
   pkg = pkg && pkg._data || pkg
   if (auto === "always") {
     return npm.commands["update-dependents"]([pkg], cb)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function autoUpdate (pkg, cb) {
     var versions = Object.keys(inst).sort(semver.sort)
       , maxHave = versions.pop()
     if (semver.gt(maxHave, pkg.version)) return log(
-      "downgrade, not updating dependencencies", "auto-update", cb)
+      "downgrade, not updating dependencencies", "update-dependents", cb)
     npm.commands["update-dependents"]([pkg], cb)
   })
 }
diff --git a/lib/update.js b/lib/update.js
index 46abdd58b..7c9fd5a1f 100644
--- a/lib/update.js
+++ b/lib/update.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Does the following:
 If no packages are specified, then run for all installed
 packages.
 
-Depending on config value, auto-update, run steps 4-5
+Depending on config value, update-dependents, run steps 4-5
 after installation
 
 * always - Run an update after every install, so as to
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function update (args, cb) {
   })
 }
 function installUpdates (updates, cb) {
-  npm.config.set("auto-update", true)
+  npm.config.set("update-dependents", true)
   var installList = []
     , updateList = []
     , preChain = []
diff --git a/lib/utils/default-config.js b/lib/utils/default-config.js
index c0c98e684..69208ceef 100644
--- a/lib/utils/default-config.js
+++ b/lib/utils/default-config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (!process.execPath) {
 
 module.exports =
   { "auto-activate" : "always"
-  , "auto-update" : true
+  , "update-dependents" : true
   , "auto-deactivate" : true
   , tag : "latest"
   , root : path.join(process.execPath, "..", "..", "lib", "node")
diff --git a/man/config.1 b/man/config.1
index a920d3f0a..c97f9db15 100644
--- a/man/config.1
+++ b/man/config.1
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ Default: true
 .P
 Automatically activate a package after installation, if there is not an active version already\. Set to "always" to always activate when installing\.
 .
+.SS "update\-dependents"
+Default: true
+.
+.P
+Automatically update a package\'s dependencies after installation, if it is the newest version installed\. Set to "always" to update dependents when a new version is installed, even if it\'s not the newest\.
+.
 .SS "root"
 Default: \fB$INSTALL_PREFIX/lib/node\fR
 .