webpack-dev-server: v3.3.0 freezes at 70% - halts building/running

• Operating System: MacOS 10.13.6
• Node Version: 10.15.2
• NPM Version: 6.9.0
• webpack Version: 4.15.0
• webpack-dev-server Version: 3.3.0

• This is a bug
• This is a modification request

Code

We have the following dependency in my package.json:

"webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0",

As of today, an npm install will download the latest version: 3.3.0. When we run our npm start command (which runs "babel-node ./node_modules/webpack-dev-server/bin/webpack-dev-server --config build/webpack.dev.js --max-old-space-size=4096 --compress true --progress --colors"), it builds up to 70% and then freezes.

When we downgrade webpack-dev-server to 3.2.1 in our package like so:

"webpack-dev-server": "3.2.1",

it builds and runs just fine. A co-worker of mine can also reproduce this as well. We’ve tried everything from removing all the node_modules and reinstalling, clearing the npm cache, doing a git clean -fx and reinstalling/rerunning, rebooting computers, etc. There’s some issue with 3.3.0. If you would like more info, I can provide it to you - I just don’t know what you would need to diagnose the issue.

Expected Behavior

Version 3.3.0 should build and run as expected.

Actual Behavior

Version 3.3.0 builds up to 70% and then freezes.

For Bugs; How can we reproduce the behavior?

I’d assume follow the steps outlined above.

For Features; What is the motivation and/or use-case for the feature?

n/a