Fix cases where an optionalDependency fails to build

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/package.json b/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/package.json
index ebcd56832..56c6f09ed 100644
--- a/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/package.json
+++ b/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 { "name": "npm-test-optional-deps"
 , "version": "1.2.5"
+, "scripts": { "test": "node test.js" }
 , "optionalDependencies":
   { "npm-test-foobarzaaakakaka": "http://example.com/"
   , "dnode": "10.999.14234"
-  , "sax": "*"
+  , "sax": "0.3.5"
   , "999 invalid name": "1.2.3"
   , "glob": "some invalid version 99 #! $$ x y z"
+  , "npm-test-failer":"*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/test.js b/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6f4698b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/npm-test-optional-deps/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var fs = require("fs")
+var assert = require("assert")
+var path = require("path")
+
+// sax should be the only dep that ends up installed
+assert.deepEquals(fs.readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules")
+                                ,["sax"]))
+assert.equals(require("sax/package.json").version, "0.3.5")