yarnpkg/yarn

Workspaces don't run lifecycle scripts when linking local packages

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#3,911 opened on Jul 11, 2017

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Description

What is the current behavior?

When you do a yarn install in a workspaces enabled project, yarn doesn't run the various lifecycle scripts for workspace packages, e.g. prepare prepublish preinstall etc

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

Here is a commit adding a failing test case: https://github.com/jquense/yarn/commit/61eaf4239f707f772af5713ebc98963589a6dad4

What is the expected behavior?

Lifecycle scripts are run for the local packages so they have an opportunity to build steps. This is what lerna does.

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version.

yarn 27.5 node 8 Mac Sierra

cc @bestander

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