Remove dependency on 'jq' since 'node' can be used for the same

3 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index d8fe24e20..58b0e639a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
       - name: Install npm
-        run: npm i -gf "npm@$(jq --raw-output .engines.npm ./package.json)" && npm -v
+        run: npm i -gf "npm@$(node -p 'require("./package.json").engines.npm')" && npm -v
       - name: Install pnpm
-        run: npm i -gf "pnpm@$(jq --raw-output .engines.pnpm ./recipes/package.json)" && pnpm -v
+        run: npm i -gf "pnpm@$(node -p 'require("./recipes/package.json").engines.pnpm')" && pnpm -v
       - name: Install node dependencies
         run: npm i
       - name: Package recipes
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
       - name: Install npm
-        run: npm i -gf "npm@$(jq --raw-output .engines.npm ./package.json)" && npm -v
+        run: npm i -gf "npm@$(node -p 'require("./package.json").engines.npm')" && npm -v
       - name: Install pnpm
-        run: npm i -gf "pnpm@$(jq --raw-output .engines.pnpm ./recipes/package.json)" && pnpm -v
+        run: npm i -gf "pnpm@$(node -p 'require("./recipes/package.json").engines.pnpm')" && pnpm -v
       - name: Install node dependencies
         run: npm i
       - name: Figure out used package.json version
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
       - name: Install npm
-        run: npm i -gf "npm@$(jq --raw-output .engines.npm package.json)" && npm -v
+        run: npm i -gf "npm@$(node -p 'require("./package.json").engines.npm')" && npm -v
       - name: Install pnpm
-        run: npm i -gf "pnpm@$(jq --raw-output .engines.pnpm ./recipes/package.json)" && pnpm -v
+        run: npm i -gf "pnpm@$(node -p 'require("./recipes/package.json").engines.pnpm')" && pnpm -v
       - name: Install node dependencies
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2.4.0
         with:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1c61da2c9..0551df985 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Please make sure you are conforming to the `engines` requirements used by the de
 Currently, these are the combinations of system dependencies that work for MacOS/Linux/Windows:
 
 ```bash
+# Note: 'jq' is not a required system dependency; its only here to show the combined output of versions needed
 $ jq --null-input '[inputs.engines] | add' < ./package.json < ./recipes/package.json
 {
   "node": "16.14.2",
diff --git a/scripts/build-unix.sh b/scripts/build-unix.sh
index 4fbc78413..4cefae0be 100755
--- a/scripts/build-unix.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-unix.sh
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ command_exists asdf && asdf reshim nodejs
 
 # Ensure that the system dependencies are at the correct version
 # Check npm version
-EXPECTED_NPM_VERSION=$(jq --raw-output .engines.npm ./package.json)
+EXPECTED_NPM_VERSION=$(node -p 'require("./package.json").engines.npm')
 ACTUAL_NPM_VERSION=$(npm --version)
 if [[ "$ACTUAL_NPM_VERSION" != "$EXPECTED_NPM_VERSION" ]]; then
   npm i -gf npm@$EXPECTED_NPM_VERSION
 fi
 
 # Check pnpm version
-EXPECTED_PNPM_VERSION=$(jq --raw-output .engines.pnpm ./recipes/package.json)
+EXPECTED_PNPM_VERSION=$(node -p 'require("./recipes/package.json").engines.pnpm')
 ACTUAL_PNPM_VERSION=$(pnpm --version || true) # in case the pnpm executable itself is not present
 if [[ "$ACTUAL_PNPM_VERSION" != "$EXPECTED_PNPM_VERSION" ]]; then
   npm i -gf pnpm@$EXPECTED_PNPM_VERSION