Pin @uswriting/exiftool and patch exit-0 stderr guard on install.

Postinstall removes upstream guards that mark parseMetadata failed when stderr is non-empty after success; Docker dev image copies patches before npm ci.
2026-10-13 21:07:04 +02:00
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+# Dependency patches
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+## `@uswriting/exiftool@1.0.9` — stderr vs warnings
+
+We do **not** use a `patch-package` diff here: the published `dist/*.js` files are one minified line each, so unified diffs are huge and hard to review.
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+Instead, `patches/patch-exiftool-stderr.mjs` runs on `postinstall` and removes two **documented** guard strings:
+
+| Guard | Role |
+| ----- | ---- |
+| `READ_STDERR_GUARD` | After exit 0 on **read**, fail if stderr is non-empty |
+| `WRITE_STDERR_GUARD` | After exit 0 on **write**, fail if stderr is non-empty |
+
+See the script for exact literals and upstream context.
+
+When upgrading `@uswriting/exiftool`, run `npm install` and confirm the script still finds both guards (or update the script for the new bundle).