topic Re: Missing `dist-prod` folder in ExB Dev Edition 1.18 in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Missing `dist-prod` folder in ExB Dev Edition 1.18

AndrewGilbert — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:47:25 GMT

In Experience Builder Developer Edition version 1.18, I notice the dist-prod folder is not created when I run npm run build:prod, and my builds are going to dist only.

In ExB 1.17, package.json has this:

"scripts": { ... "build:prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production OUTPUT_FOLDER=./dist-prod webpack --mode production",

But in ExB 1.18, notice that OUTPUT_FOLDER=./dist-prod is missing:

"scripts": { ... "build:prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --mode production",

I don't see any documentation of this change. Is it expected that now both the dev and prod builds go to the same location, and the dist-prod folder is obsolete?

Re: Missing `dist-prod` folder in ExB Dev Edition 1.18

JunshanLiu — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 01:09:02 GMT

Can you try the "build:for-download" script? The output is in the "dist-download" folder

Re: Missing `dist-prod` folder in ExB Dev Edition 1.18

AndrewGilbert — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:05:30 GMT

`npm run build:for-download` works. The `dist-download` folder was created, and the Simple widget appears to have built to `dist-download\widgets\simple`.

Re: Missing `dist-prod` folder in ExB Dev Edition 1.18

AndrewGilbert — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:07:16 GMT

@JunshanLiu, just following up on this. Thanks.

Re: Missing `dist-prod` folder in ExB Dev Edition 1.18

JunshanLiu — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:46:11 GMT

@AndrewGilbert when you run npm run build:prod, the widgets are built to the dist folder, and the dist-prod will not be used anymore. The reason why we made this change is to support shared-code folder. We support only one shared-code folder, and it must be in the dist folder, so all widgets must be in the dist folder.