parcel: 🐛 `require is not defined`

Is that just me ? the simplest example does not even work; breaking on the very first variable in ./build/index.js :

"use strict";
require = function (_require) { etc…

Or transforms/babelization/etc… (not shown in the example) are to be added first ?

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 7 years ago
Reactions: 38
Comments: 25 (4 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

Merged in fix-worker-importing-css (pull request #40) Quick fix for worker importing css files Approved-by: Will Binns-Smith Approved-by: Stacy London — committed to parcel-bundler/parcel by padmaia 4 years ago
Merged in bdo/fix-manifest-reporter (pull request #40) Fix reporters Approved-by: Will Binns-Smith — committed to parcel-bundler/parcel by thebriando 3 years ago

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I upgraded node v9.2.0 and solved it.

handoing on Dec 8, 2017

my node version is v6, this issue was be fixed after upgrade to v8

xswei on Dec 11, 2017

Looking forward to this fix pending (#253).

To the project maintainers: Having recently heard about Parcel and it’s zero configuration feature, I was eager to try it out on a new project, but quickly found that the “Getting Started” example just fails, which needless to say is not a good reflection upon this library. My suggestion (until this issue is fixed) would be for you to list the current limitation (requires nodeJS v > 6) on your README file and website.

Appreciate the work that has gone into this library and for the introduction of a zero config bundler. I will revisit this again in the future…

purtuga on Dec 26, 2017

Still getting the same issue.

Node version : 9.5.0 Parcel version : 1.5.1

Just have a button in my html page which on clicking calls the clickHandler function in the js file. Get an error saying ‘ReferenceError: clickHandler is not defined’. I could find the function in the built js file under dist.

Note: have configured to use babel. But still… 😞

vishnuramana on Feb 12, 2018

i try it, since v7.0.0 to v7.9.0, it cannot run, but when I use v8.0.0, it done !, so, I guess parcel need Node version is greater than or equal to v8.0.0

phobal on Dec 11, 2017

In strict or sloppy mode, you can always use Function(‘return this’)() in every engine except CSP-enabled browsers (however, for those, you can use window || self.

ljharb on Dec 6, 2017

@phobal But what results to the problem, I would like to konw the explaniation. It’s all konwn that require is supported at the node @v6.x.x

wqcstrong on Dec 11, 2017