jaredpalmer / jaredpalmer/backpack

Using backpack as a global module on Windows

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Description

Hi,

I have installed backpack-core globally (`npm i -g`) on my Windows and tested it on the [basic example)](https://github.com/jaredpalmer/backpack/tree/master/examples/basic) It was not working because of the first line of the main.js:
```js
require('C:\Users\Brendan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\backpack-core\node_modules\source-map-support\register.js')
```

Node as issues requiring modules with absolute path on windows. Replacing this first line the following fixes the problem.
```js
require('C:/Users/Brendan/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/backpack-core/node_modules/source-map-support/register.js')
```

A dirty fix would be to replace the separators [here](https://github.com/jaredpalmer/backpack/blob/a81a671fd5e3219f3fc931a0c0242b553bcbe202/packages/backpack-core/config/webpack.config.js#L115-L126).
```js
new webpack.BannerPlugin({
raw: true,
entryOnly: false,
banner: `require('${
// Is source-map-support installed as project dependency, or linked?
( require.resolve('source-map-support').indexOf(process.cwd()) === 0 )
// If it's resolvable from the project root, it's a project dependency.
? 'source-map-support/register'
// It's not under the project, it's linked via lerna.
: require.resolve('source-map-support/register').replace(/\\/g, '/')
}')`
}),
```

cheers,

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Start in packages/backpack-core/config/webpack.config.js at the BannerPlugin configuration around lines 115-126, then inspect the examples/basic main.js entry point. Reproduce the global installation problem on Windows and verify that the basic example runs with the generated require path using Windows separators handled correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js, webpack
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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