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Summary

The platform-variants RFC required a lockfile marker that older pnpm releases reject in every mode, such as a new lockfileVersion, and negotiation of acceptedLockfileFormats between pnpm and pnpr. The maintainers decided against a lockfile version bump, so this removes both:

• A lockfile that records variants keeps lockfileVersion: '9.0'. Only pnpr's package variants would have needed a new version.
• pnpm v12 releases that predate the RFC refuse to read a variant entry because of its unknown fields, such as fallback, and stop under --frozen-lockfile. Without that flag, those releases and pnpm v11 can resolve again and write the lockfile back without its variants. The RFC now states this, and accepts it while pnpr is experimental.
• pnpr returns the variants it resolved in the same lockfile version, so there is no format negotiation and no ERR_PNPR_INCOMPATIBLE_LOCKFILE_FORMAT refusal for variants.
• The implementation step for the marker and the negotiation tests are removed.

The implementation of the marker, pnpm/pnpm#17596 (which carried pnpm/pnpm#17584), was closed unmerged, and pnpm/tasks#248 was closed as not planned.

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• Documentation
  • Updated the platform variants RFC to remove the proposed lockfile-version marker and the requirement to negotiate accepted lockfile formats.
  • Clarified compatibility behavior: some older pnpm v12 releases may reject variant lockfile fields, while pnpm v11 may rewrite lockfiles without variants.
  • Removed related marker and format-negotiation items from the implementation checklist and compatibility test list.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @pnpr/text/0000-platform-variants.md:
- Around line 549-559: Update the lockfile compatibility policy for package
variants so older pnpm clients cannot silently write a downgraded lockfile that
removes variants. Preserve a detectable incompatibility mechanism, such as a
marker, minimum-version requirement, CI guard, or failure before writing; ensure
the chosen mechanism also covers the related policy described alongside
`lockfileVersion` and `VariationsResolution`.

Walkthrough

The platform-variants RFC removes the proposed lockfile-version marker and accepted-format negotiation. It documents how older pnpm releases handle variant fields and updates the related implementation and test checklists.

Changes: Platform variant compatibility

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update compatibility contract and checklist pnpr/text/0000-platform-variants.md	The RFC distinguishes older pnpm v12 behavior from pnpm v11 behavior. It removes the lockfile marker and format-negotiation requirements, while retaining the instruction not to silently downgrade to the primary variant. The implementation and test checklists no longer include the removed mechanisms.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• pnpm/rfcs#65: This PR retains a lockfile-version marker, contrary to this RFC’s removal of the marker.
• pnpm/rfcs#60: This PR adds format negotiation and a version marker, which this RFC removes.

Merge Risk: Low · up to 4faea

This RFC change drops the version marker and format negotiation for variant lockfiles. A teammate on an older pnpm could silently rewrite the lockfile without variants. The RFC states this risk and accepts it for the experimental phase. Owners should confirm they accept it, but nothing blocks the merge.

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The title "docs(pnpr): keep platform variant lockfiles at version 9.0" matches the main change. The PR updates the platform-variants RFC to keep variant lockfiles at lockfileVersion 9.0. It also removes the proposed lockfile marker and the acceptedLockfileFormats negotiation. The title does not mention the removed negotiation or the documented compatibility impact on pnpm v11 and v12, but it still names the primary change. The title is specific, concise, and follows the docs(scope) convention.

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442-442: LGTM!

Also applies to: 836-836

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PR Summary by Qodo

Keep platform-variant lockfiles at version 9.0

📝 Documentation 🕐 10-20 Minutes

AI Description

• Keep platform variants in lockfile version 9.0 without pnpr format negotiation.
• Document older pnpm behavior and accept possible variant loss while pnpr is experimental.
• Remove the lockfile marker implementation step and format-negotiation test requirements.

Diagram

graph TD
  P["pnpr resolution"] --> L["Lockfile 9.0"] --> C["Current pnpm"]
  L --> O["Older v12"] --> F{"Frozen mode?"} -->|Yes| S["Install stops"]
  F -->|No| R["Variants removed"]
  L --> V["pnpm v11"] --> R

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High-Level Assessment

The following are alternative approaches to this PR:

1. Bump the lockfile version and negotiate formats

• ➕ Could protect variants against rewrites by older clients in more modes.
• ➖ Requires coordinated pnpm and pnpr changes for this feature.
• ➖ Contradicts the maintainers’ decision against a version bump.

Recommendation: Keep the RFC’s version 9.0 approach, given the decision not to bump the format and pnpr’s experimental status. The tradeoff should remain explicit: an older client can rewrite away variants.

Files changed (1) +16 / -24

Documentation (1) +16 / -24

0000-platform-variants.mdRevise variant lockfile compatibility in the RFC +16/-24

Revise variant lockfile compatibility in the RFC

• Specifies that variant lockfiles remain at version 9.0 and pnpr returns variants without accepted-format negotiation. Clarifies how older pnpm releases handle unknown fields and may rewrite away variants, then removes the marker implementation step and negotiation tests.

pnpr/text/0000-platform-variants.md

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