Loader does not accept my paths

[wspringer]

If I'm setting the paths option to add another load path for my less files, then webpack fails with an error:

ERROR in ./index.less
Module build failed: Cannot resolve 'file' or 'directory' ./font-awesome/less/font-awesome.less in /Users/wilfred/workspace/lesstest
 @ /Users/wilfred/workspace/lesstest/index.less (line 1, column 0)
 near lines:

   @import "font-awesome/less/font-awesome.less";

It appears the paths variable is completely disregarded, and the WebpackFileManager used internally is unable to resolve the file. Since I'm still pretty new to Webpack, I'm not sure if it violates a design principle, for all practical purposes, it would be great if the loader would support the paths property. If it does violate a design principle, then it would be really convenient if the less-loader would inform anyone attempting to use the paths property that it is not supported.

[jhnns]

Yes, the path option is currently not supported. Sorry about that 😞.

If you want to import stuff from a package, you need to prepend it with a ~. In your example, that would be @import "~font-awesome/less/font-awesome.less";

There has been discussion about this lately: #74 #75

[jhnns]

Starting with less-loader 4, you can now choose between the webpack resolver and the less resolver.