Setting output.globalObject breaks parsed + gzip

Issue description

config.output.globalObject = "(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this)"

Breaks parsed + gzip sizes. Removing it fixed them.

Technical info

• Webpack Bundle Analyzer version: 3.3.2
• Webpack version: 4.35.0
• Node.js version: 11.10.0
• npm/yarn version: 6.7.0
• OS: mac os x; windows

Expected Behavior

Gzip and parsed should contain data bout more than just the output files - the modules inside them as well.

Actual Behavior

Only stats includes all modules. Gzip and parsed just show large blocks for each bundle piece (output file)

Code

My default:

config.output.globalObject = "(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this)"

When I analyze:

delete config.output.globalObject;

[th0r]

But it won’t be evaluated as JS unless you put it in backticks?

This string is inserted in the generated code as-is - it should not be evaluated at compile time.

E.g. imagine this bundle template:

var global = {{ config.globalObject }};

Then resulting bundle will be:

var global = (typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this);

[valscion]

Oh wow, that wasn’t obvious at all from the webpack documentation. Thanks for explaining.