webpack -v endlessly states that one CLI for webpack must be installed

Question

I have npm version 5.60 installed.

In my package.json I have the following two devDependencies:

"webpack": "~1.12.15",
"webpack-cli": "^3.0.2"

Whenever I enter either webpack or webpack -v in the command line, I always receive the same response:

One CLI for webpack must be installed. These are recommended choices, delivered as separate packages:
- webpack-cli (https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli)
   The original webpack full-featured CLI.
 - webpack-command (https://github.com/webpack-contrib/webpack-command)
   A lightweight, opinionated webpack CLI.
We will use "npm" to install the CLI via "npm install -D".
Which one do you like to install (webpack-cli/webpack-command):

I have entered webpack-cli here and I have also installed it via npm install --save-dev webpack-cli

I have also tried adding the webpack task runner to visual studio. My solution already has an existing webpack.config.js file. When I select it, I get the blue icon indicating that it utilizes the webpack task runner, but nothing ever appears within the task runner. I think this is just a symptom of webpack not being properly installed, however.

I am using VS 2017 in Windows 10 64.

Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

Try npm install webpack-cli -g