Dependency `assert` broken; webpack 2.

[bdjnk]

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

I traced the cause to the dependency "inherits": "2.0.1" instead of "^2.0.1" or the like in util, which is used by assert, which is used by node-libs-browser.

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My current hideous workaround is adding to package.json:

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

and to webpack.config.js:

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

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I also filed a bug with util at Outdated dependency inherits causes trouble upstream; Webpack 2.

[jfirebaugh]

The root issue here is https://github.com/browserify/commonjs-assert/issues/38.

[niksy]

assert module has been update in updated version of node-libs-browser, so you can try that!