dependency from github not included in build due to NPM pruning

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Please describe your issue: I need to include a dependency directly from github targeting a specific branch:

"dependencies": { "hoxy": "github:trickpattyFH20/hoxy#forkrelease" }

This does not get included in the compiled build using electron-packager After running the compiled build, I will see this error:

“Uncaught Exception: Error: Cannot find module ‘hoxy’”

If I inspect the .app directory, hoxy is indeed missing

[malept]

The other workaround is to use another package manager setting.

Fortunately, pruning via package manager will be removed in a future major version.

[trickpattyFH20]

I noticed that electron-packager runs npm prune --production when compiling. looks like this issue relates to another one here: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/19356

a temp workaround can be to install github dependencies using the tarball url rather than the .git url

so instead of: npm i --save github:trickpattyFH20/hoxy#forkrelease use: npm i --save https://github.com/trickpattyFH20/hoxy/tarball/forkrelease