Function initLink

packages/api/core/src/api/init-scripts/init-link.ts:21–126

(
  pm: PMDetails,
  dir: string,
  task?: ForgeListrTask<T>,
)

 * Uses yarn link to create portal: resolutions that point to local workspace paths.
 */
export async function initLink<T>(
  pm: PMDetails,
  dir: string,
  task?: ForgeListrTask<T>,
) {
  const shouldLink = process.env.LINK_FORGE_DEPENDENCIES_ON_INIT;
  if (shouldLink) {
    d('Linking forge dependencies');
    const packageJson = await readRawPackageJson(dir);
    const forgeRoot = path.resolve(
      __dirname,
      '..',
      '..',
      '..',
      '..',
      '..',
      '..',
    );

    const getWorkspacePath = (packageName: string): string => {
      const result = spawnSync(
        'yarn',
        ['workspace', packageName, 'exec', 'pwd'],
        {
          cwd: forgeRoot,
          encoding: 'utf-8',
          shell: process.platform === 'win32',
        },
      );

      if (result.status !== 0) {
        d(`Failed to get workspace path for ${packageName}: ${result.stderr}`);
        throw new Error(
          `Unable to determine workspace path for ${packageName}`,
        );
      }

      const workspacePath = result.stdout.trim();
      return workspacePath;
    };

    // Collect all @electron-forge packages and their workspace paths
    const packagesToLink: Record<string, string> = {};
    for (const packageName of Object.keys(packageJson.devDependencies)) {
      if (packageName.startsWith('@electron-forge/')) {
        const workspacePath = getWorkspacePath(packageName);
        packagesToLink[packageName] = workspacePath;
        d(`Found ${packageName}, will link to ${workspacePath}`);
      }
    }

    // Use yarn link to create portal: resolutions for local packages
    if (Object.keys(packagesToLink).length > 0) {
      // Copy the root .yarnrc.yml to the target directory before linking
      // This ensures settings like npmMinimalAgeGate are preserved
      if (pm.executable === 'yarn') {
        const rootYarnrc = path.join(forgeRoot, '.yarnrc.yml');
        const targetYarnrc = path.join(dir, '.yarnrc.yml');