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Kotlin/JS browserDevelopmentWebpack doesn't generates build/distributions

I am trying to bundle kotlin/js artifacts through webpack, in a Kotlin/JS project.

The documentation here Set up a Kotlin/JS project says that

For building executable JavaScript artifacts through webpack, the Kotlin/JS plugin contains the browserDevelopmentWebpack and browserProductionWebpack Gradle tasks.

and also that

Execute either of these tasks to obtain the respective artifacts for development or production. The generated files will be available in build/distributions unless specified otherwise.

However, only browserProductionWebpack produces build/distributions folder.

Is the documentation incorrect?

Solution

  • Yes. Documentation is incorrect. For the browserDevelopmentWebpack task, the webpack bundle would be available in the build/developmentExecutable directory.