@nx/webpack: Cannot exclude external dependencies when targeting a specific version of node

[a88zach]

Current Behavior

When targeting a specific version version of node in a webpack config and setting externalDependencies: 'all', the external dependencies are still bundled in the output

Expected Behavior

External dependencies should not be in the output bundle

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new node app that uses the webpack bundler
2. Update the webpack config

// webpack.config.js

const { join } = require('path');

const { NxAppWebpackPlugin } = require('@nx/webpack/app-plugin');

module.exports = {
  output: {
    path: join(
      __dirname,
      '../../dist/apps/app-name',
    ),
    target: 'node20',  // <- HERE
    library: {
      type: 'commonjs',
    },
  },
  plugins: [
    new NxAppWebpackPlugin({
      externalDependencies: 'all',
      compiler: 'tsc',
      main: './src/main.ts',
      optimization: false,
      outputHashing: false,
      tsConfig: './tsconfig.app.json',
      generatePackageJson: true,
    }),
  ],
};

3. Build the app and view the generated output

Nx Report

Node           : 20.16.0
OS             : darwin-arm64
Native Target  : aarch64-macos
yarn           : 3.8.4

nx                 : 19.6.1
@nx/js             : 19.6.1
@nx/jest           : 19.6.1
@nx/linter         : 19.6.1
@nx/eslint         : 19.6.1
@nx/workspace      : 19.6.1
@nx/cypress        : 19.6.1
@nx/devkit         : 19.6.1
@nx/esbuild        : 19.6.1
@nx/eslint-plugin  : 19.6.1
@nx/next           : 19.6.1
@nx/node           : 19.6.1
@nx/plugin         : 19.6.1
@nx/react          : 19.6.1
@nx/storybook      : 19.6.1
@nrwl/tao          : 19.6.1
@nx/vite           : 19.6.1
@nx/web            : 19.6.1
@nx/webpack        : 19.6.1
typescript         : 5.5.4
---------------------------------------
Registered Plugins:
@nx/eslint/plugin
./tools/typescheck.plugin.ts
@nx/jest/plugin
@nx/webpack/plugin
@nx/storybook/plugin
@nx/next/plugin
---------------------------------------
Local workspace plugins:
         @wastewizer/typescheck

Failure Logs

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Package Manager Version

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Operating System

• [X] macOS
• [ ] Linux
• [ ] Windows
• [ ] Other (Please specify)

Additional Information

The issue is here: https://github.com/nrwl/nx/blob/master/packages/webpack/src/plugins/nx-webpack-plugin/lib/apply-base-config.ts#L337

Webpack allows you to target a specific version of node: https://webpack.js.org/configuration/target/