pnpm 7.0.0-rc.0

v7.0.0-rc.0

on Node.js NPM

Major Changes

• Node.js 12 is not supported.

• The root package is excluded by default, when running pnpm -r exec|run|add #2769.

• Filtering by path is done by globs.

  In pnpm v6, in order to pick packages under a certain directory, the following filter was used: --filter=./apps

  In pnpm v7, a glob should be used: --filter=./apps/**

• The NODE_PATH env variable is not set in the command shims (the files in node_modules/.bin). This env variable was really long and frequently caused errors on Windows.

  Also, the extend-node-path setting is removed.

  Related PR: #4253

• The embed-readme setting is false by default.

• When using pnpm run <script>, all command line arguments after the script name are now passed to the script's argv, even --. For example, pnpm run echo --hello -- world will now pass --hello -- world to the echo script's argv. Previously flagged arguments (e.g. --silent) were intepreted as pnpm arguments unless -- came before it.

• Side effects cache is turned on by default. To turn it off, use side-effects-cache=false.

• The npm_config_argv env variable is not set for scripts #4153.

• pnpx is now just an alias of pnpm dlx.

  If you want to just execute the command of a dependency, run pnpm <cmd>. For instance, pnpm eslint.

  If you want to install and execute, use pnpm dlx <pkg name>.

• pnpm install -g pkg will add the global command only to a predefined location. pnpm will not try to add a bin to the global Node.js or npm folder. To set the global bin directory, either set the PNPM_HOME env variable or the global-bin-dir setting.

• pnpm pack should only pack a file as an executable if it's a bin or listed in the publishConfig.executableFiles array.

• -W is not an alias of --ignore-workspace-root-check anymore. Just use -w or --workspace-root instead, which will also allow to install dependencies in the root of the workspace.

• Allow to execute a lifecycle script in a directory that doesn't match the package's name. Previously this was only allowed with the --unsafe-perm CLI option #3709.

• Local dependencies referenced through the file: protocol are hard linked (not symlinked) #4408. If you need to symlink a dependency, use the link: protocol instead.

• strict-peer-dependencies is true by default #4427.

• A prerelease version is always added as an exact version to package.json. If the next version of foo is 1.0.0-beta.1 then running pnpm add foo@next will add this to package.json:

  {
    "dependencies": {
      "foo": "1.0.0-beta.1"
    }
  }

  PR: #4435

• Dependencies of the root workspace project are not used to resolve peer dependencies of other workspace projects #4469.

• Don't hoist types by default to the root of node_modules #4459.

Patch Changes

• Show a friendly error message when it is impossible to get the current Git branch name during publish #4488.
• When checking if the lockfile is up-to-date, an empty dependenciesMeta field in the manifest should be satisfied by a not set field in the lockfile #4463.
• It should be possible to reference a workspace project that has no version specified in its package.json #4487.

What's Changed

• fix: use @pnpm/graph-sequencer instead of graph-sequencer by @zkochan in #4458
• fix: fetch should allow the same options as install by @zkochan in #4460
• fix: typo by @HomyeeKing in #4462
• fix(lockfile-utils): checking dependenciesMeta by @zkochan in #4463
• fix: types should not be hoisted to the root of node_modules by @zkochan in #4459
• chore: replace deprecated String.prototype.substr() by @CommanderRoot in #4479
• Chore/friendly git error by @lawvs in #4488
• fix: handle undefined version spec by @tmkx in #4487
• lint: remove duplicate code by @milahu in #4496
• fix: typo by @HomyeeKing in #4499
• feat: don't resolve peer dependencies from workspace root by @zkochan in #4469

New Contributors

• @HomyeeKing made their first contribution in #4462
• @CommanderRoot made their first contribution in #4479
• @lawvs made their first contribution in #4488
• @tmkx made their first contribution in #4487

Full Changelog: v7.0.0-beta.2...v7.0.0-rc.0