Outdated dependency `inherits` causes trouble upstream; Webpack 2.

[bdjnk]

I encountered Error Uncaught TypeError: util.inherits is not a function while upgrading to webpack 2.

I traced the cause to "inherits": "2.0.1" instead of "^2.0.1" or the like. This has a cascading effect from inherits to util to assert to node-libs-browser and finally, to webpack itself.

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Adding to my package.json:

"dependencies": {
  "inherits": "^2.0.3"

and to my webpack.config.js:

resolve: {
  alias: {
    inherits$: path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/inherits')

is my current hideous workaround.

[tizmagik]

Thanks for hunting this down, @bdjnk we just got bit by this today.

[goto-bus-stop]

as of 0.10.4, util uses the most recent version inherits@2.0.3. thanks!

[VapiSoft]

Hi Michael.
I trying to solve this problem with your solution.
I changed the package.json - no problem.
But I don't understand how to change the: webpack.config.j
Where do I add these lines?
It looks like there missing two closing brackets at the end }}
I tried to add them (with the closing brackets) at the end of the file,
And received the following error: internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:583
throw err;

[goto-bus-stop]

the full webpack.config.js should look something like this:

/* at the top of the file: */
var path = require('path')

/* .. all your other setup code here .. */

module.exports = {
  /* ... all your other webpack config object properties here ... */

  resolve: {
    alias: {
      inherits$: path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/inherits')
    }
  }
}