Failed to load config in Vite 7 with Node 22.12.0

[keisha-rw]

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Explain in Detail

After upgrading from the latest v6 to Vite 7, our build started failing with the following message (path names are redacted with XXX):

failed to load config from /Users/XXX/packages/icons-web/build/external/vite.config.ts
      error during build:
      Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /Users/XXX/node_modules/vite/dist/node/index.js from /Users/XXX/packages/icons-web/build/external/vite.config.ts not supported.
      Instead change the require of index.js in /Users/XXX/packages/icons-web/build/external/vite.config.ts to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
          at _require.extensions.<computed> [as .js] (file:///Users/XXX/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-Bsx9IwL8.js:36481:9)
          at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:315:14)
          at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/XXX/packages/icons-web/build/external/vite.config.ts:36:19)

The migration guide states that v22.12+ is required, but this is broken for us on v22.12. https://vite.dev/guide/migration.html

Updating to v22.13.0+ resolves the issue, so the documentation may just need updated to state that v22.13.0+ is the required version.

Your Suggestion for Changes

Please update the migration guide for Vite 7 to state that Node v22.13.0+ is required

Reproduction

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[sapphi-red]

I tested with node 22.12.0 and it worked fine. Would you create a reproduction?

$ npm run dev

> vite-project@0.0.0 dev
> vite

(node:13032) ExperimentalWarning: CommonJS module /home/green/vite-project/vite.config.ts is loading ES Module /home/green/vite-project/node_modules/vite/dist/node/index.js using require().
Support for loading ES Module in require() is an experimental feature and might change at any time
(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)

  VITE v7.0.0  ready in 149 ms

  ➜  Local:   http://localhost:5173/
  ➜  Network: use --host to expose
  ➜  press h + enter to show help

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