How do you use Node.js devDependencies in the App Platform builds? Heroku automatically installs both the dependencies and devDependencies for the app build and then removes the devDependencies after the build is complete. This ensures that you’re only including the minimum required dependencies in production.
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I was able to resolve the issue by using npm install --production=false, then build.
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