expo export hangs when using css import from nativewind

[lachied522]

Minimal reproducible example

https://github.com/lachied522/eas-update-test-app

What platform(s) does this occur on?

Android, iOS

Did you reproduce this issue in a development build?

Yes

Summary

I am wanting to publish an update for my expo app, but running eas update gets stuck on "Exporting..." indefinitely. I saw somewhere that I should run npx expo export --output-dir dist --dump-sourcemap --dump-assetmap --platform=all, which results in the metro bundler getting stuck part way through.

Edit: Should also mention that building app is no problem. Only encountered this when attempting to publish update.

eas update gets stuck like this:
√ No branches found. Provide a branch name: ... master
√ Provide an update message: ... initial commit
[expo-cli] Starting Metro Bundler
[expo-cli]
[expo-cli] tailwindcss(native) rebuilding...
[expo-cli] done
| Exporting...

npx expo export --output-dir dist --dump-sourcemap --dump-assetmap --platform=all gets stuck like this:
Starting Metro Bundler
done
iOS node_modules\expo-router/entry.js ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 80.4% (687/766)
Android node_modules\expo-router/entry.js ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0.0% (0/1)

Environment

expo-env-info 1.2.0 environment info:
System:
OS: Windows 10 10.0.19045
Binaries:
Node: 20.12.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
npm: 10.5.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
IDEs:
Android Studio: AI-232.10300.40.2321.11668458
npmPackages:
expo: ~51.0.4 => 51.0.5
expo-router: ~3.5.12 => 3.5.12
react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
react-dom: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
react-native: 0.74.1 => 0.74.1
react-native-web: ~0.19.6 => 0.19.11
Expo Workflow: managed

Expo Doctor Diagnostics

✔ Check Expo config for common issues
✔ Check package.json for common issues
✔ Check native tooling versions
✔ Check dependencies for packages that should not be installed directly
✔ Check for common project setup issues
✔ Check npm/ yarn versions
✔ Check for issues with metro config
✔ Check for legacy global CLI installed locally
✔ Check that native modules do not use incompatible support packages
✔ Check Expo config (app.json/ app.config.js) schema
✔ Check that packages match versions required by installed Expo SDK
✔ Check that native modules use compatible support package versions for installed Expo SDK

Didn't find any issues with the project!

[brentvatne]

@marklawlor - from the README in the repo that was shared:

Note: Issue seems to be the import "../global.css" (see https://www.nativewind.dev/v4/getting-started/expo-router) line in app/layout.tsx. Removing this line resolves the issues.

[lachied522]

Changing '../global.css' to '../node_modules/.cache/nativewind/global.css' resolved issue

github.com/markgithub.com/marklawlor/nativewind/issues/610lawlor/nativewind/issues/610