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pnpm 11 stopped bundling dependencies from bundleDependencies array #11519

@andreww2012

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@andreww2012

Verify latest release

  • I verified that the issue exists in the latest pnpm release

pnpm version

11.0.8

Which area(s) of pnpm are affected? (leave empty if unsure)

CLI

Link to the code that reproduces this issue or a replay of the bug

https://github.com/andreww2012/pnpm-11-doesnt-bundle-dependencies

Reproduction steps

In the linked repo, an output from pnpm pack:v10:

📦  pnpm-11-doesnt-bundle-dependencies@1.0.0
Tarball Contents
node_modules/ms-ts/dist/index.d.mts
node_modules/ms-ts/dist/index.mjs
node_modules/ms-ts/dist/ms.d.mts
node_modules/ms-ts/dist/node_modules/.pnpm/ts-arithmetic@0.1.1/node_modules/ts-arithmetic/dist/ts-arithmetic.d.mts
node_modules/ms-ts/dist/node_modules/.pnpm/type-fest@5.6.0/node_modules/type-fest/source/internal/characters.d.mts
node_modules/ms-ts/dist/node_modules/.pnpm/type-fest@5.6.0/node_modules/type-fest/source/trim.d.mts
node_modules/ms-ts/LICENSE.md
node_modules/ms-ts/package.json
node_modules/ms-ts/README.md
node_modules/ms-ts/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
package.json
pnpm-workspace.yaml
Tarball Details
pnpm-11-doesnt-bundle-dependencies-1.0.0.tgz

But from pnpm pack:v11:

package: pnpm-11-doesnt-bundle-dependencies@1.0.0
Tarball Contents
package.json
pnpm-workspace.yaml
Tarball Details
pnpm-11-doesnt-bundle-dependencies-1.0.0.tgz

Describe the Bug

Dependencies declared in bundleDependencies are actually not bundled by pnpm pack, starting with pnpm 11.

Expected Behavior

They are bundled as before.

Which Node.js version are you using?

22.22.2

Which operating systems have you used?

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux

If your OS is a Linux based, which one it is? (Include the version if relevant)

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