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perf: enable the Node.js compile cache #4818

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perf: enable the Node.js compile cache
bjohansebas Jul 26, 2026
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fixup!
bjohansebas Jul 26, 2026
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/nervous-months-repeat.md
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"webpack-cli": patch
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perf: enable the Node.js compile cache (`module.enableCompileCache`, available on Node.js >= 22.8.0) to speed up CLI startup
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"use strict";

// `module.enableCompileCache` is only available on Node.js >= 22.8.0
// eslint-disable-next-line n/no-unsupported-features/node-builtins
const { enableCompileCache } = require("node:module");

if (enableCompileCache) {
try {
enableCompileCache();
} catch {
// Ignore errors
}
}

// Prefer the local installation of `webpack-cli` when one exists. Run this
// before requiring the (heavier) CLI implementation: a delegated run then never
// loads it, and `WEBPACK_CLI_SKIP_IMPORT_LOCAL` skips loading `import-local` too.
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