Please remove peerDependencies from package.json

[PublicParadise]

The current peerDependencies entry for package.json reads:

"peerDependencies": {
    "react-native": ">=0.4.0 || 0.5.0-rc1 || 0.6.0-rc || 0.7.0-rc || 0.7.0-rc.2 || 0.8.0-rc || 0.8.0-rc.2 || 0.9.0-rc || 0.10.0-rc || 0.11.0-rc || 0.12.0-rc || 0.13.0-rc || 0.14.0-rc || 0.15.0-rc || 0.16.0-rc || 0.17.0-rc"
  },

With that dependency list I am currently unable to install react-native-vector-icons with react-native-carousel and react-native version 0.16.0, because of npm/npm#8854.
react-native-carousel declares in its package.json these peerDependencies:

"peerDependencies": {
    "react-native": ">=0.4 <1.0"
  }

The issue reported in npm/npm#8854 correctly complains about 0.16.0-rc not being matched by >=0.4 <1.0

There is also #69, which asks for migrating from peerDependencies to dependencies. But I wonder: Is this dependency list necessary at all?
What does the author of this package want to express with a dependency list that spells out every rc version of react-native?

My wild guesses:

• that it is ok to use react-native 0.16.0-rc but not ok to use 0.16.0?
• that 0.18.0-rc is not yet supported?
• that future versions of react-native may not work with react-native-vector-icons?

It looks like >=0.4.0 is the only meaningful requirement in this list and even that one can be dropped if you are willing to assume that nobody uses react-native versions before 4/20/2015 any longer.
If you feel strongly about keeping this dependency list I kindly ask you to spell out every available react-native version that is supported by react-native-vector-icons, i.e.
...0.15.0-rc || 0.15.0 || 0.16.0-rc || 0.16.0 || 0.17.0-rc...

Or at least 0.16.0. That's the version I need.
Thank you in advance.

See also nick/react-native-carousel#29

[oblador]

This is a pain point for the whole RN community. At some point I heard they were going to stop releasing RC:s, but obviously that didn't happen. It wouldn't be such a big problem unless everybody wanted to jump the gun to use pre-release versions in their apps. The peerDependency list actually means anything that's 0.4 or newer is OK in addition to all the prereleases listed. So if you're using a stable version or RN like 0.16.0 it's not this package stopping you, and I can confirm I'm currently using it with said version without problems.

That said I'm inclined to agree that it's time to be pragmatic, save me some work every other week and remove it.

[PublicParadise]

@oblador Thanks man, I appreciate it!