less-loader blocks less node_modules support

[matthew-dean]

This issue is for a:

• bug
• feature request
• modification request

Expected Behavior

Less 3.x+ should be able to import from node_modules by default without ~

Actual Behavior

less-loader's resolver forces a ~ even though none is necessary and can't resolve Less code in node_modules without ~, even though that should work in Less 3.x+

In fact, if you comment out...

install(lessInstance, pluginManager) {
      //pluginManager.addFileManager(new WebpackFileManager());
    },

...then Less imports any given library from node_modules. e.g.:

@import 'iview/src/styles/index.less';  //imports from NPM iview module

So the file manager is actually blocking NPM / Node support unnecessarily. (Although it probably provides other Webpack resolving support?)

[jhnns]

You can switch to Less' resolver by specifying paths. Even an empty array should work 😁.

Using Webpack's resolver as default was a design mistake. Maybe I will do a breaking change someday.

[cap-Bernardito]

Will be fixed in the next release