Use --no-save so npm5 will stop adding the installed optional dep as a dependency.
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- tooling
Research direction
The issue names npm5 and the --no-save option but no file or test. Start by locating where the optional dependency is installed, then verify that npm no longer adds it to the dependency metadata; use the repository's existing test command to confirm the behavior.
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Description
Use --no-save so npm5 will stop adding the installed optional dep as a dependency.
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 5
- Forks
- 8
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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