React Native: npm link local dependency, unable to resolve module

Question

I am developing a button ui package for react native. I try to build an example project to test this button. The directory structure is as follows:

my-button         


        

Answer 1

Ran into the same problem. While I could not make npm link work as it should, I worked around it by installing the local package in the project folder

npm install ../ --save

This will install the package like a regular package but from the local folder. The downside is that the changes you make on the package will not be reflected. You will have to npm install after every change.