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by ashishb 168 days ago
> They won't be installed if you just depend on React.

Please correct me if I am wrong, here's my understanding.

"npm install installs both dependencies and dev-dependencies unless NODE_ENV is set to production."
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sponnath 168 days ago
It does not recursively install dev-dependencies.
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ashishb 168 days ago
> It does not recursively install dev-dependencies.

So, these ~100 [direct] dev dependencies are installed by anyone who does `npm install react`, right?

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frio 168 days ago
No. They’re only installed if you git clone react and npm install inside your clone.

They are only installed for the topmost package (the one you are working on), npm does not recurse through all your dependencies and install their devDependencies.

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SkiFire13 168 days ago
> ~100 [direct]

When you do `npm install react` the direct dependency is `react`. All of react's dependencies are indirect.

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rafram 168 days ago
Run `npm install react` and see how many packages it says it added. (One.)
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