webpack --watch isn't compiling changed files

Question

I tried running webpack --watch and after editing my JS files, it doesn\'t trigger an auto-recompilation.

I\'ve tried reinstalling webpack

Answer 1

Note that if you run webpack within a virtual machine (Vagrant / Virtualbox) and you change your files on the host platform, file updates in the shared folder may not trigger inotify on Ubuntu. That will cause the changes to not be picked up by webpack.

see: Virtualbox ticket #10660

In my case, editing and saving the file on de guest (in vi) did trigger webpack. Editing it on the host (in PhpStorm, Notepad or any other application) dit NOT trigger webpack whatever I did.

I solved it by using vagrant-fsnotify.