Upgrade @snowpack/plugin-webpack to Webpack 5

[eligrey]

Is @snowpack/plugin-webpack planned to be updated to Webpack 5?

[drwpow]

Yes! We’d love a PR if anyone is able to provide one.

[N8-B]

@drwpow - I could try to tackle this. Feel free to assign this issue to me given you agree with the following caveat.

This plugin uses webpack-manifest-plugin which currently is not compatible with webpack 5. If we want to update to webpack 5, the plugin's manifest option would have to fallback to false internally until the manifest plugin offers webpack 5 support (see migration plan).

[FredKSchott]

Bah, that's a shame. We may just want to wait, then

[FredKSchott]

Update: shellscape/webpack-manifest-plugin#222 (comment)

[shellscape]

An update for you all here: shellscape/webpack-manifest-plugin#222 (comment)

[FredKSchott]

Thanks @shellscape! I'm going to close this issue on our end for now, since we use our issue tracker for prioritized tasks only and it sounds like the Webpack v5 ecosystem (and webpack core, to an extent) needs a bit more time to settle. Will reopen when we have the time & when it feels safe to upgrade (probably post Snowpack v3 launch).

In the meantime, I believe that there is a discussion in our discussion forum where we can continue to track this.