Including images from the 'static' dir to a CLI generated Webpack project results in duplication in output bundle
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
**I'm submitting a bug report**
Here is another issue with the CLI generated webpack config that soon becomes apparent once an app starts to be built.
* **Loader/bundler:**
Webpack
**Current behavior:**
If you go down the logical steps needed to include an image in your app, ie. add an image inside 'static/images' dir then add the image to your html file like this:
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in the CLI-generated webpack configuration at the CopyWebpackPlugin entry shown in the issue, then build a project containing an image under static/images and inspect dist. The work is done when referenced images are emitted once while the unreferenced favicon remains available in the output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, webpack
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100