How to avoid `loaded two copies of React` error when developing an external component?

Question

I am developing an external component (let\'s say my-component, which I link to the project with npm link (as it is in process and I need the packa

Answer 1

The problem is with npm link. https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/5875

npm doesn't treat the linked directory as a child of the parent project.

Try alternatives to npm link:

1) Use relative path dependencies in package.json

2) Manually include your dependencies in your projects node_modules directory

3) Use url path

Basically anything but npm link