Webpack re-compile the final bundle JS when watching

[s-eiermann]

Expected Behaviour

Webpack re-compiles the bundle app.js file

Actual Behaviour

Webpack does only recompile the individual js files, but not the final bundle app.js file.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

In the referenced reprex you can run the watcher via: npm run client:watch, then edit the ts file in client/src/ts/index.tx and see that it updates the client/src/js/index.js respectively, but it does not compile the final bundle in client/dist/app.js.

Location of a Minimal Repository that Demonstrates the Issue.

https://github.com/s-eiermann/webpack-example

[johnnyreilly]

Is this new with TS 5.0?

[s-eiermann]

Actually, NVM - I figured out the problem. It was due this line in webpack config: watch: process.env.WEBPACK_WATCH === 1 ? true : false, fix: watch: process.env.WEBPACK_WATCH == 1 ? true : false, Hence the watcher was not running.

I pushed the fix to the repo, for reference. Thanks!