Require.resolve not resolving for target:node bundles

Bug report

What is the current behavior? My goal is create a standalone bundle. (Optimization, tree shaking whatever doesn’t matter) Source code has non-standard/unusual coding (for ex. require(require.resolve) instead of require) I think that this require minimum config of webpack. Expected scenario: a commonjs script that need any node_modules package and run as portable (without any install, npm or etc.)

Here is my example code and config for target:node bundle.

index.js

const f = require.resolve("./import.js")

require(f)()

import.js

const lodash = require("lodash")

const f = () => {
    console.log(lodash.add(6, 4))
}

module.exports = f

webpack.config.js

/** @type {import('webpack').Configuration} */
module.exports = {
    devtool: "inline-source-map",
    mode: "development",
    entry: "./index.js",
    target: "node",
    output: {
        chunkFilename: '[id].js',
        globalObject: 'this',
    },
    optimization: {
        minimize: false,
        splitChunks: {
            chunks: "all",
            minSize: 0
        },
    }
}

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

webpack build --stats-error-details

node dist/main.js

here is the console output

D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:41
        throw e;
        ^

Error: Cannot find module './import.js'
    at webpackEmptyContext (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:39:10)
    at Object../index.js (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:28:42)
    at __webpack_require__ (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:70:42)
    at D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:86:121
    at Function.__webpack_require__.O (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:116:23)
    at __webpack_require__.x (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:87:54)
    at Function.__webpack_require__.x (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:207:20)
    at D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:214:57
    at Object.<anonymous> (D:\lab\bundle\dist\main.js:216:12)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1101:14) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
}

What is the expected behavior? When i run as unbundled version like this

node ./index.js

I get this output

PS D:\lab\bundle> node .\index.js
10

Here is the interesting point When i look at the dist/main.js, i see import.js’s source code

/***/ "./import.js":
/*!*******************!*\
  !*** ./import.js ***!
  \*******************/
/***/ ((module, __unused_webpack_exports, __webpack_require__) => {

const lodash = __webpack_require__(/*! lodash */ "./node_modules/lodash/lodash.js")

const f = () => {
    console.log(lodash.add(6, 4))
}

module.exports = f

Other relevant information: webpack version: 5.74.0 Node.js version: 16.13.0 Operating System: Windows 10 Additional tools: no

[alexander-akait]

Do you have index.js?

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