Depencency tree in 4.0.0-alpha.0 cannot be resolved

[mpetrunic]

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Current Behavior

mpetrunic@mpetrunic-XPS-9320:~/Projects/ChainSafe/playground/web3.js$ yarn add web3@4.0.0-alpha.0
yarn add v1.22.19
[1/4] Resolving packages...
warning web3 > web3-eth@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-personal > web3-eth@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-contract > web3-eth@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-ens > web3-eth@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth > web3-core-requestmanager@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-core > web3-providers-http@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth > web3-core-requestmanager > web3-providers-http@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-core > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-abi > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-iban > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-personal > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-contract > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-ens > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-eth-accounts > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-net > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-core > web3-providers-ipc > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
warning web3 > web3-core > web3-providers-ws > web3-utils@4.0.0: Intended to be released as alpha, does not work in current form
Couldn't find any versions for "web3-providers-base" that matches "^1.0.0"
? Please choose a version of "web3-providers-base" from this list: (Use arrow keys)
Couldn't find any versions for "web3-providers-base" that matches "^1.0.0"
? Please choose a version of "web3-providers-base" from this list: (Use arrow keys)
❯ 1.0.0-alpha.1 

Expected Behavior

Install without warnings or errors

Steps to Reproduce

yarn add web3@4.0.0-alpha.0

Web3.js Version

4.0.0-alpha.0

Environment

• Operating System: Ubuntu
• Browser: -
• Node.js Version: 16
• NPM Version: yarn1

Anything Else?

No response

[mpetrunic]

Seems like 4.0.0 version of some packages was published a year ago and then deprecated: https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3-eth/v/4.0.0

Short term fix:

• remove version range to force resolution of alpha package

Long term:
open support ticket with npm to remove those 4.0.0 versions as they will prevent us from publishing 4.0.0 cc @GregTheGreek

[GregTheGreek]

I've emailed NPM to remove the following package and respective versions:

web3-eth@4.0.0
web3-utils@4.0.0
web3-core-requestmanager@4.0.0
web3-providers-http@4.0.0

[jdevcs]

Fix for 4.0.0-alpha.0 :

Adding following explicitly to package.json users can fix yarn to skip using old deprecated packages and use specified ones:

"resolutions": {
    "web3-providers-http": "4.0.0-alpha.1",
    "web3-utils": "4.0.0-alpha.1",
    "web3-eth": "4.0.0-alpha.1"
  }

This resolves dependency tree with: yarn add web3@4.0.0-alpha.0

We will also post alpha patch bump, so users will not need above mentioned temp fix with that.

[jdevcs]

4.x Alpha patch bump has been published:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/web3/v/4.0.1-alpha.0
https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/releases/tag/v4.0.1-alpha.0
With this yarn is not resolving to deprecated package. yarn add web3@4.0.1-alpha.0