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+Change the `ROOT_HAS_DEV_DEPENDENCIES` rule to `ROOT_HAS_PROD_DEPENDENCIES`. Monorepo root should use `devDependencies` instead of `dependencies` for better support of production-only installs, useful in eg Docker builds.