Should dependencies be deleted from disk automatically after install/update with Composer?
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12-12-2019 - |
Question
After removing a dependency from composer.json and running install or update, should I expect the files to be removed automatically from disk?
I had to remove them manually, not sure if I am supposed to.
Solution
Running a composer update will remove packages you removed from your composer.json.
Since install uses composer.lock instead of composer.json it will not remove packages removed from your composer.json. However, you should get a message that your lock file is out of sync with your composer.json and you should run an update.
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