fix: replace deprecated prepublish script with prepare#604
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The prepublish npm lifecycle script has been deprecated for years and, contrary to its name, runs on npm install rather than only before publish. Rename it to prepare, which runs both before publish/pack and on install, preserving the existing build-on-install behavior while using a supported lifecycle hook. Fixes #564
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Requested by Samuel Attard · Slack thread
Before / After
Before:
package.jsondefined aprepublishscript (npm run build). Theprepublishlifecycle hook has been deprecated by npm for years, and despite its name it does not run beforenpm publish— it runs on everynpm install. This is confusing and relies on deprecated behavior.After: The script is renamed to
prepare. Thepreparehook is the modern, supported lifecycle script that runs both beforenpm publish/npm packand onnpm install(for git and local installs). This preserves the existing install-time build behavior thatprepublishaccidentally provided, while moving to a non-deprecated hook.How
Renamed the single
prepublishkey topreparein thescriptsblock ofpackage.json. The command (npm run build, i.e.tsc) is unchanged. The separateinstallhook (select-7z-arch.js) is untouched.preparewas chosen overprepackbecauseprepublishwas running on install, soprepack(which only runs before pack/publish) would drop that install-time build.prepareis the safe drop-in that keeps both behaviors.Fixes #564
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