Dependency versions in package.json no longer default to caret notation

[pbock]

• Version: 2.0.4
• Platform: Darwin Kernel Version 15.5.0

After updating ied from <2.0.0 to 2.0.4 recently, I noticed that ied install --save no longer updates my package.json with the versions in caret (^) notation but with an asterisk instead (*). So for example, ied install lodash --save results in the following entry in package.json:

{
    "dependencies": {
        "lodash": "*"
    }
}

The old default (and the one that npm uses) would – as of today – result in the following:

{
    "dependencies": {
        "lodash": "^4.13.1"
    }
}

I'm sure there's a good reason for this change, but I'm curious what that is. I was also looking for a way to configure ied to revert to the old behaviour and couldn't find anything – am I overlooking something?

[alexanderGugel]

There is currently no option to revert to the old behaviour. I agree carets would make more sense.