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Expand Up @@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ As of version 4, webpack doesn't require any configuration, but most projects wi

```javascript
import path from 'path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
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this makes the config duplicate, sorry but this change is not needed. Feel free to remove the first export and keep the __dirname logic.

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Thanks for the clarification!
I’ve removed the first export and kept the __dirname logic only.


const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);

export default {
entry: './src/index.js',
Expand All @@ -259,6 +263,7 @@ export default {
path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
},
};

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Now, let's run the build again but instead using our new configuration file:
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