If we take a look at our project configuration file--the projectName.csproj in the project's root folder--we can see that the Webpack vendor configuration file is built in debug mode only if the /wwwroot/dist/ folder doesn't exist:
[...]<Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') "> <!-- Ensure Node.js is installed --> <Exec Command="node --version" ContinueOnError="true"> <Output TaskParameter="ExitCode" PropertyName="ErrorCode" /> </Exec> <Error Condition="'$(ErrorCode)' != '0'" Text="Node.js is required to build and run this project. To continue, please install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/, and then restart your command prompt ...
