bun patch is a DX regression compare to patch-package about bun HOT 4 OPEN

We could add a bun patch --commit --force subcommand for those on macOS not using hardlinks to install. The problem with editing it directly on Linux or Windows is we use hardlinks to install packages by default. This means that editing the package there will also edit the cached on-disk version and that means it will effect every installed copy. We haven't come up with a way to preserve the fast install speeds while also allowing editing in-place

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Oh I see, I though this was like this on linux too. I'm happy to be on Mac OS.
Can't the command detect the current backend and commit directly?

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Can't the command detect the current backend and commit directly?

Unfortunately, not always. You could install from a USB stick. You could install from a network drive. The package could be a symlink to a network drive. You might be on a very old HFS+ volume. These are all edgecases, but we only know what was used at the time of install

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It means that a install folder can contains a mix of multiple backend if install was done with one but a package was added with another later? There is no way to be sure a folder is not a hardlink/symlink on Mac?

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