`lerna` does not create links on local referenced dependencies in package.json

I have some projects and I changed its dependencies by using file references in package.json: por example:

	"dependencies": {
		"@gcw/model": "file:../gcw-model",
		"angular-animate": "1.7.9"
       }

npm install (version 6.13.7) creates a link in node_modules linking to the folder. but lerna bootstrap (even lerna link --force-local) does not create it.

Expected Behavior

I expect that every time I execute lerna bootstrap, I have all my projects with links between them created.

Current Behavior

If I run npm install on every project. NPM does create the links, and Lerna does not delete it, which is ok, but if I delete the links, lerna does not create them either.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. Create a lerna style project with 2 or more projects
2. Declare the dependency of one project to another referencing it using file:../my-dep-proj
3. Ensure that you don’t have already the link created inside node_modules
4. Run lerna boostrap, and see it doing nothing about the link.

{
  "packages": [
    "packages/*"
  ],
  "version": "0.20.0"
}

Your Environment

Executable	Version
lerna --version	3.20.2
npm --version	6.13.7
node --version	v13.10.1

OS	Version
Windows 10 Pro	1909 18363.657

[jceb]

I was able to reproduce the behavior with npm 6.14.6, yarn 1.22.4, lerna 3.22.1, and node v12.18.3. When I referenced the local packages with a version number instead of the file:.. link lerna bootstrap created the links.

[JamesHenry]

Hi Folks 👋

Please take a look at our published roadmap for Lerna v7 here: https://github.com/lerna/lerna/discussions/3410

One of the key items covered at length on there (please do read it for full context) is that now that we find ourselves in late 2022, it no longer makes sense for lerna to supplement package management concerns (such as installation, boostrapping, linking etc) which are covered reliably for monorepo workspaces by the three main package managers: npm, yarn and pnpm. lerna bootstrap et al were developed in completely different era of the JavaScript ecosystem.

If you have any specific concerns please do join in on that discussion, and provide as much context as possible.

Many thanks 🙏