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React-native 0.43 depends on React 16.0.0-alpha.6

See original GitHub issue

Description

After running

react-native init TestLatestCode

React native creates the following dependencies within the package.json file

	"dependencies": {
		"react": "16.0.0-alpha.6",
		"react-native": "0.43.0"
	},

I would have expected a dependency on a stable release of React, instead an alpha version is currently being used.

Reproduction Steps and Sample Code

react-native init TestLatestCode

View the generated package.json file

Solution

Clarify if this react alpha dependency is safe to use in production currently. It currently seems counter intuitive to have stable release of react-native code depend on an alpha release of react.

If it is not stable, presumably this dependency will need to be downgraded? 🤔

Additional Information

React Native version: 0.43

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 6 years ago
Reactions:43
Comments:6 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

18reactions

idecommented, Apr 4, 2017

This is intentional because the React Native releases follow the copy of RN in Facebook’s repo, which also sometimes uses alpha versions of React. It is correct to depend on React 16 alpha 6.

13reactions

sospedracommented, Apr 10, 2017

Is it correct but it breaks? (See the more than 100 issues opened with the 0.43 tag) What are we missing?

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