HSLdevcom / HSLdevcom/digitransit-ui

favicons-webpack-plugin@5 slows build down a lot

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Description

Follow-up of #4607.

It is hard to compare to the previous version(s) directly, given that the new favicons-webpack-plugin@5 doesn't work with the old Webpack and vice versa, but it causes a build slowdown of about 2 minutes. We should investigate why it is so slow.

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by reading follow-up issue #4607 and reproducing the build with favicons-webpack-plugin@5, comparing its timing with the compatible previous setup. Done means identifying the source of the roughly two-minute slowdown and recording or addressing the cause.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, webpack
Domain
build-system, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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