Build tool

Vite

Where do you see the problem?

• In the browser
• In the terminal

Describe the bug

Vite, in defineConfig() allows the option to configure whether to include vite manifest or not, residing in dist/.vite/manifest.json (that is not chrome extension manifest).

export default defineConfig({
  build: {
    manifest: false,
  },
});

When set to true, it outputs .vite/manifest.json to the dist/ folder. If ignored or set to false, then it doesn't. By default, it doesn't.

Now, with plugin crx(), that file is always yielded (despite vite default not sets that), and even worse, when explicitly set to false, it still issues that.

I want to distribute a clean extension, I don't want .vite there.

Reproduction

Bundle a chrome extension using vite, and see that in dist/ directory, there is .vite/manifest.json.

Logs

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.19045
    CPU: (20) x64 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF
    Memory: 47.39 GB / 63.85 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 24.4.0 - C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\yarn--1762546633265-0.9206406361791588\node.CMD
    Yarn: 1.22.19 - C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\yarn--1762546633265-0.9206406361791588\yarn.CMD
    npm: 11.4.2 - D:\Program Files\node\node-v24.4.0-win-x64\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 141.0.7390.108
    Edge: Chromium (140.0.3485.54)
  npmPackages:
    @crxjs/vite-plugin: ^2.0.3 => 2.2.1 
    vite: ^7.0.5 => 7.2.2

Severity

annoyance