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This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

The namespace is being dropped when linking workspace packages which results in them not being found when attempting to import from them.

I've made a minimal repro here: https://github.com/iansu/npm-linked-install-repro

I have two packages in a workspace in this repo:

• @iansu/package-a
• @iansu/package-b

@iansu/package-b has a dependency on @iansu/package-a

When no install strategy is specified this is what the root node_modules directory looks like:

❯ tree node_modules
node_modules
└── @iansu
    ├── package-a -> ../../packages/package-a
    └── package-b -> ../../packages/package-b

3 directories, 0 files

In this case nothing is installed in package-b's node_modules directory

When install-strategy=linked is specific this is what the root node_modules directory looks like:

❯ tree node_modules
node_modules
├── package-a -> ../packages/package-a
└── package-b -> ../packages/package-b

2 directories, 0 files

Additionally this is what package-b's `node_modules directory looks like:

❯ tree packages/package-b/node_modules
packages/package-b/node_modules
└── package-a -> ../../package-a

1 directory, 0 files

When I try to import from @iansu/package-a I get an error because neither node_modules/@iansu/package-a or packages/package-b/node_modules/@iansu/package-a exist

Expected Behavior

The contents of node_modules should include the namespace and produce a tree similar to the one produced when not using install-strategy=linked

Steps To Reproduce

1. Clone the repro
2. Run npm install --install-strategy=linked
3. cd packages/package-b
4. node index.js
5. Observe import error

If you delete node_modules and run npm install again without install-strategy=linked you will not get the import error

Environment

• npm: 9.4.1
• Node.js: 16.15.0
• OS Name: macOS
• System Model Name: M2 MacBook Air
• npm config:

; "user" config from /Users/iansu/.npmrc

//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken = (protected)
init-author-email = "ian@<domain>"
init-author-name = "Ian Sutherland"
init-license = "MIT"
init-version = "0.0.0"