Document how React is upgraded in React Native

[hramos]

Upgrading React in React Native is a multi-step process that requires re-building the renderer, among other things. This is not clear to folks using React Native (see react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals#88). Let's document somewhere that upgrading React yourself is not encouraged.

We have a similar situation with dependencies like Flow. Flow needs to be upgraded across all of Facebook, and PRs that bump Flow will not be accepted in the main repo.

[stale]

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[kelset]

I feel this one should be kept open

[github-actions]

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[kelset]

(I think we can close it tbh)

Ok actually thinking about it we should probably find someone to write this up.

[cortinico]

(I think we can close it tbh)

Do we have it documented somewhere or why this has changed?

[kelset]

good question - as far as I know there's no documentation about this, but I don't know who would be able to create the documentation for this. Basically, if I understand/recall correctly, this is about explaining to the larger audience why a specific version of React Native needs to be "paired" with a precise version of React in package.json.

[github-actions]

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[cortinico]

Basically, if I understand/recall correctly, this is about explaining to the larger audience why a specific version of React Native needs to be "paired" with a precise version of React in package.json.

I'll be pushing some docs about this with the release of React 18 (so this is not stale)