You can specify the directory with the output of the component with the directive component-dirin the composer.json'sconfig` section .
Example:
{
"require": {
"components/jquery": "~1.10"
},
"config": {
"component-dir": "web/assets"
}
}
By default is used components.
Just set to /tmpβdisableβ the reset to the second line.
Edit: Unfortunately, the composer refuses to accept the goal setting on /dev/null.
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