Replace RSS generator (node-rss) with dylang RSS generator (rss)

[julianlam]

We are currently using the package node-rss as our RSS generator, but this package relies on the libxml package to output XML, which requires a lengthy compile step that continually causes npm to exit with a non-zero status code. Because it actually compiles the libxml library, it also means I cannot simply copy/paste the node_modules folder into different directories, as it the libxml library errors out.

Long story short, it's impossible to use, nobody upstream has any inclination to fix it, so I think we should switch to the rss package instead (more stars, more commits, more forks).

[julianlam]

In fact, it seems even easier to generate an RSS feed using this, than node-rss:

https://github.com/dylang/node-rss

[psychobunny]

I actually used dylang's RSS module before and had an
overall bad experience with it. You're welcome to switch back the code is there in a previous commit maybe around May ish (on mobile will get commit hash later)

iirc you weren't able to load the feed in chrome.

[julianlam]

Alright thanks. I'll give it a try tonight.
On Sep 3, 2013 8:23 PM, "psychobunny" notifications@github.com wrote:

I actually used dylang's RSS module before and had an
overall bad experience with it. You're welcome to switch back the code is
there in a previous commit maybe around May ish (on mobile will get commit
hash later)

iirc you weren't able to load the feed in chrome.

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