[DOCS] Please provide clear documentation on how devDependencies installation will be triggered when installing dependencies through the git protocol.

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Description of Problem

When installing packages through the git protocol, the document only mentions that prepare will trigger the installation of dependencies and devDependencies. However, the actual code implementation is not limited to this stage, so please clearly indicate in the document all stages that can trigger the installation of devDependencies.

https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v10/using-npm/scripts#life-cycle-scripts

https://github.com/npm/pacote/blob/main/lib/git.js#L167-L172

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