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Yarn should make better use of `dist-tags`

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#4208 opened on Aug 18, 2017

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Description

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug? bug

What is the current behavior? when installing web3-core yarn is resolving the lerna-temp tag, but should be resolving the latest tag.

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

yarn add web3-core What is the expected behavior?

correctly resolve latest tag dependencies

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

yarn 0.27.5 osx 10.12.6 node v8.2.1

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
clitoolingdeveloper experience
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
npm dist tags conceptyarn package resolution
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Investigate yarn's package resolution logic, likely in the resolver module, to understand how dist tags are handled during installation. The issue indicates that 'lerna temp' tag is incorrectly preferred over 'latest'. Check if there is a prioritization mechanism or fallback. Review the code for any hardcoded tag handling and consider adding logic to always prefer 'latest' unless another tag is explicitly requested. Since the repo is frozen (1.x line), this may not be fixed, but the analysis should focus on the original 1.x codebase.