Current Behavior:
A package dependency installed as a symlink will get its lifecycle scripts (such as postinstall) run twice when running the npm rebuild subcommand of npm.
Expected Behavior:
Lifecycle scripts should probably only be run once.
Steps To Reproduce:
Set up a minimal/dummy dependency with lifecycle scripts:
mkdir test && cd test && npm init -ymkdir dependency && cd dependency && npm init -y- Add this as a preinstall script for the
dependency dummy package: "preinstall": "echo 'You will see this twice!'
Add the dummy package with lifecycle scripts as a symlinked dependency:
cd ..npm install ./dependency
Run npm rebuild and verify that the lifecycle script runs twice:
npm rebuild --foreground-scripts
Example output:
% npm rebuild --foreground-scripts
> [email protected] preinstall
> echo 'You will see this twice!'
You will see this twice!
> [email protected] preinstall
> echo 'You will see this twice!'
You will see this twice!
rebuilt dependencies successfully
Environment:
- OS: macOS Catalina 10.15.7
- Node: v15.12.0
- npm: 7.6.3
Current Behavior:
A package dependency installed as a symlink will get its lifecycle scripts (such as
postinstall) run twice when running thenpm rebuildsubcommand ofnpm.Expected Behavior:
Lifecycle scripts should probably only be run once.
Steps To Reproduce:
Set up a minimal/dummy dependency with lifecycle scripts:
mkdir test && cd test && npm init -ymkdir dependency && cd dependency && npm init -ydependencydummy package:"preinstall": "echo 'You will see this twice!'Add the dummy package with lifecycle scripts as a symlinked dependency:
cd ..npm install ./dependencyRun
npm rebuildand verify that the lifecycle script runs twice:npm rebuild --foreground-scriptsExample output:
Environment: