yarnpkg/yarn

Support for installing repos without a package.json

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#1,011 opened on Oct 13, 2016

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Description

In npm there is this helper package napa (https://www.npmjs.com/package/napa) which enables one to install repos without a package.json file. Is this something you would consider adding support for in yarn?

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Research direction
Investigate how napa works and propose a similar implementation in yarn to support installing repos without a package.json.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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70