Use Case

As a... driver user
I want... to be able to install packages from source
So that... I don't have to rely on externally provided prebuilds, either because I don't trust them, or there are none for my exotic architecture and OS combination, or because my company's policies forbid downloading precompiled executables from the internet, or any other reason

User Experience

*`npm install @mongodb-js/zstd --build-from-source` should work

• Probably not impacting most people.

Dependencies

• N/A

Risks/Unknowns

• Probably also affects other Node.js driver addons – mongodb-client-encryption has been in this state for a while, and while that's also not ideal, that's at least somewhat understandable

Acceptance Criteria

Implementation Requirements

• functional reqs, potential snafus to avoid, performance targets, etc

Testing Requirements

• unit test, spec test sync, etc

Documentation Requirements

• DOCSP ticket, API docs, etc

Follow Up Requirements

• additional tickets to file, required releases, etc
• if node behavior differs/will differ from other drivers, confirm with dbx devs what standard to aim for and what plan, if any, exists to reconcile the diverging behavior moving forward