Yarn: `yarn link` to a global package doesn't link the bin entries from its package.json in .bin

[HaleTom]

Bug report

What is the current behavior?

Linking to a global module target does not create links to target's bin entries as specified in target's package.json.

Steps to reproduce

$ pwd                                          
/home/ravi/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/ethereumjs-testrpc-sc  
$ yarn link                                    
yarn link v1.1.0                               
success Registered "ethereumjs-testrpc-sc".    
info You can now run `yarn link "ethereumjs-testrpc-sc"` in the projects where you want to use this module and it will be used instead.                                                       
Done in 0.07s.                                 
$ grep -A2 bin package.json                    
  "bin": {                                     
    "testrpc-sc": "./build/cli.node.js"        
  },                                           
$ mkdir ~/tmp/pkg && cd ~/tmp/pkg              
$ yarn init                                    
yarn init v1.1.0                               
question name (pkg):                           
question version (1.0.0):                      
question description:                          
question entry point (index.js):               
question repository url:                       
question author:                               
question license (MIT):                        
question private:                              
success Saved package.json                     
Done in 4.05s.                                 
$ yarn link ethereumjs-testrpc-sc              
yarn link v1.1.0                               
success Using linked module for "ethereumjs-testrpc-sc".                                       
Done in 0.07s.                                 
$ ls -la node_modules/.bin
ls: cannot access 'node_modules/.bin': No such file or directory
$ 

What is the expected behavior?

I expect that ~/tmp/prj/node_modules/.bin/testrpc-sc is a symlink to .config/yarn/global/node_modules/ethereumjs-testrpc-sc/build/cli.node.js

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version.

$ node --version
v8.5.0
$ yarn --version
1.1.0
$ uname -a
Linux svelte 4.9.51-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 20 10:37:40 UTC 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[HazAT]

I am running into the same problem +1

[jshor]

+1

[a-pikachu]

Same here.

npm 5.6.0
yarn 1.7

[kvz]

Same here

$ npm --version
6.2.0
$ yarn --version
1.9.4

[aleclarson]

I would recommend giving whitecolor/yalc a try.