Nexe: How does nexe compare to ncc?

[transitive-bullshit]

nexe seems to have very similar goals as ncc.

Just curious how the two compare and when you may decide to use one versus the other?

Thanks!

[WebMatrixware]

It is actually a better comparison to https://github.com/zeit/pkg which also produces an executable (like nexe) whereas ncc just packs all of your code into a single .js file.

I am looking at nexe because zeit/pkg has not had any development in some time and has TONS of open issues that make it impractical to use.

[calebboyd]

A quick look, ncc looks like a webpack wrapper for node projects. Cool!

Maybe do this if you find nexe's bundling doesn't work for you but ncc's does.
ncc build input.js -o dist && cat dist/input.js | nexe -o my-app

[transitive-bullshit]

Thanks!

[tbhaxor]

A quick look, ncc looks like a webpack wrapper for node projects. Cool!

Maybe do this if you find nexe's bundling doesn't work for you but ncc's does.
ncc build input.js -o dist && cat dist/input.js | nexe -o my-app

So instead of configuring webpack for node projects, can we use ncc directly or CAN WE RELY ON NCC ?

[calebboyd]

Not sure I understand. If you want to use ncc to provide a bundle to nexe that is up to you!

[paulocoghi]

IMHO, Rollup is much better and more efficient than ncc to bundle your node project into one single js file.

I'm using it before generating the binaries with Nexe.