Significantly larger node_modules in v1.22.19 after switching from npm 8

[hinkley-dev]

I am currently migrating from npm to yarn version 1.22.19. I'd love to move to berry, but baby steps.

I have noticed a dramatic increase in the size of my node_modules. On one application the size went from 47M to 1.6G. We are using local links and am curious is that is the problem? I have tried a few different things like yarn install --link-duplicates. We are also trying to use modclean in order to get the bundle small enough for Heroku to allow a build.

I have found other issues about this, but they state the problem was resolved in earlier versions. #2088. Any help or advice on using yarn better, if this is not a consistent issue, would be appreciated. Thanks!

[hinkley-dev]

I see now that it is all in the linking process.