fix: use :root font-size as compile-time rem base#315
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When no explicit inlineRem option is passed, the compiler now scans CSS
for :root { font-size: Npx } and uses that value as the rem multiplier
instead of hardcoding 14. This makes the documented v5 approach for
overriding rem actually work.
Closes nativewind/nativewind#1650
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Summary
inlineRemoption is passed, the compiler now scans the CSS for:root { font-size: Npx }and uses that value as the rem multiplier instead of hardcoding 14inlineRemthrough metro configinlineRemoption still takes precedence when setCloses #316
Test plan
:root { font-size: 16px }produces16 * 10 = 160instead of default14 * 10 = 140:rootfont-size)inlineRemoption takes precedence)inlineRem: falsefor runtime resolution)