Laravel-mix: NPM run dev using --watch-poll automatically ends the process after compiling

[jericopulvera]

normal npm run dev without -poll does not read file changes. so I added the -poll flag
but the the problem is after I run the npm run dev after compiling it automatically ends the process making it the same as running npm run webpack

• Windows 10
• Latest Laravel Homestead

{
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "webpack": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack --progress --hide-modules",
    "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack --watch-poll --progress --hide-modules",
    "hmr": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server --inline --hot",
    "production": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress --hide-modules"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "axios": "^0.15.3",
    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
    "laravel-mix": "^0.2.10",
    "lodash": "^4.16.2",
    "vue": "^2.0.1"
  }
}

[JeffreyWay]

Try:

 "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack --watch --watch-poll --progress --hide-modules"

[rustymulvaney]

@JeffreyWay I was having an issue with npm run watch not working on Homestead. I added --watch-poll to my script and now all is good. Might be a good idea to add that to the package.json file?