Webpack not properly compiling (Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression)

Question

I've been struggling with this issue for a few days now, and I can't tell what the problem is exactly. Basically, what's bothering me here is the following warning: WARNING in ./node_modules/colors/lib/colors.js 141:29-43 Critical dependency: the request of a dependency is an expression . It causes my app to crash/not properly work.

I can make the other errors go away (such as ERROR in ./config/internals/environmentVars.js Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in '/app/config/internals' ) by adding a line in my webpack config, but I cannot get rid of the first one. Any help on this topic will be greatly appreciated! I can provide you with more code if you need it.

Answer 1

I had the same problem compiling a node application. Solved placing in the webpack.config file the target option.

target: 'node'

Hope this helps