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Question: Would `Error: Can't resolve 'process/browser'` prevent building?
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I saw this error and was wondering if it would prevent me from seeing any changes I made.
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ERROR in ./node_modules/immer/dist/immer.esm.mjs 1:110-117
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'process/browser' in '/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/immer/dist'
Did you mean 'browser.js'?
BREAKING CHANGE: The request 'process/browser' failed to resolve only because it was resolved as fully specified
(probably because the origin is strict EcmaScript Module, e. g. a module with javascript mimetype, a '*.mjs' file, or a '*.js' file where the package.json contains '"type": "module"').
The extension in the request is mandatory for it to be fully specified.
Add the extension to the request.
resolve 'process/browser' in '/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/immer/dist'
Parsed request is a module
using description file: /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/immer/package.json (relative path: ./dist)
Field 'browser' doesn't contain a valid alias configuration
resolve as module
/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/immer/dist/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/immer/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
looking for modules in /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules
existing directory /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/process
using description file: /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/process/package.json (relative path: .)
using description file: /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/process/package.json (relative path: ./browser)
Field 'browser' doesn't contain a valid alias configuration
/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/process/browser doesn't exist
/home/hamir/repositories/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
/home/hamir/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
/home/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
/node_modules doesn't exist or is not a directory
@ ./node_modules/@reduxjs/toolkit/dist/redux-toolkit.esm.js 91:0-34 93:0-104 96:0-41 109:53-60 109:70-77 145:0-53 204:11-22 204:30-45 523:0-91 599:20-28 607:26-38 618:27-43 731:0-62 751:12-20 756:19-35 1778:0-9 1779:0-686 1779:0-686 1779:0-686 1779:0-686 1779:0-686
@ ./src/formatter-settings/assets/app/store.ts 8:18-45
@ ./src/formatter-settings/assets/index.tsx 32:32-54
ERROR in ./node_modules/immer/dist/immer.esm.mjs
Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'module')
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'module')
at ProvidedDependencyTemplate.apply (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/dependencies/ProvidedDependency.js:122:61)
at JavascriptGenerator.sourceDependency (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/javascript/JavascriptGenerator.js:206:12)
at JavascriptGenerator.sourceModule (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/javascript/JavascriptGenerator.js:112:9)
at JavascriptGenerator.generate (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/javascript/JavascriptGenerator.js:98:8)
at NormalModule.codeGeneration (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:1204:22)
at /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compilation.js:3326:22
at /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/node_modules/enhanced-resolve/lib/forEachBail.js:16:12
at /home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/Cache.js:93:5
at Hook.eval [as callAsync] (eval at create (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/tapable/lib/HookCodeFactory.js:33:10), <anonymous>:6:1)
at Cache.get (/home/hamir/repositories/vscode-java-pack/node_modules/webpack/lib/Cache.js:75:18)
@ ./node_modules/@reduxjs/toolkit/dist/redux-toolkit.esm.js 91:0-34 93:0-104 96:0-41 109:53-60 109:70-77 145:0-53 204:11-22 204:30-45 523:0-91 599:20-28 607:26-38 618:27-43 731:0-62 751:12-20 756:19-35 1778:0-9 1779:0-686 1779:0-686 1779:0-686 1779:0-686 1779:0-686
@ ./src/formatter-settings/assets/app/store.ts 8:18-45
@ ./src/formatter-settings/assets/index.tsx 32:32-54
assets (webpack 5.74.0) compiled with 2 errors in 21079 ms
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Start with the webpack error path from node_modules/immer/dist/immer.esm.mjs and the importing entry points src/formatter-settings/assets/app/store.ts and src/formatter-settings/assets/index.tsx. Reproduce the build and determine whether the reported resolution errors prevent a successful build and viewing changes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, webpack
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100