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This puts the preinstall life cycle script where it belongs,
i.e. before the actual installation/reify has taken place.

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Found during research for #2690

This puts the preinstall life cycle script where it belongs,
i.e. before the actual installation/reify has taken place.
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@wraithgar wraithgar added Release 7.x work is associated with a specific npm 7 release release: next These items should be addressed in the next release labels Feb 16, 2021
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Historical context on why it is like this is because apparently people complained that dependencies weren't available during preinstall

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ljharb commented Feb 17, 2021

I’m confused, how could any dependencies be available pre install?

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I’m confused, how could any dependencies be available pre install?

They can't. I don't know why this was changed to accommodate that but because it was we have a tougher decision.

This may need to be thrown on the "Fix the life cycle scripts for real" pile that would constitute a major change.

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ljharb commented Feb 17, 2021

ahhh i get it, that's the reason that the default branch is the way it is; this PR fixes that.

LGTM :-)

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Closing this as the change is a breaking one and this needs to be ironed out in a new "what are even lifecycle events" to happen after we have actually documented all the lifecycle events.

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