Issue with Live CSS or JS Changes in Sage on WampServer

I’m using WampServer locally and have created a WordPress project. I install Sage using the following command (executed via WSL):

composer create-project roots/sage mytheme

Then, I navigate to the theme folder and run the following commands:

composer require roots/acorn
yarn
yarn dev

My bud.config.js settings are as follows:

/**
 * Compiler configuration
 *
 * @see {@link https://roots.io/sage/docs sage documentation}
 * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/learn/config bud.js configuration guide}
 *
 * @type {import('@roots/bud').Config}
 */
export default async (app) => {
  /**
   * Application assets & entrypoints
   *
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/reference/bud.entry}
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/reference/bud.assets}
   */
  app
    .entry('app', ['@scripts/app', '@styles/app'])
    .entry('editor', ['@scripts/editor', '@styles/editor'])
    .assets(['images']);

  /**
   * Set public path
   *
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/reference/bud.setPublicPath}
   */
  app.setPublicPath('/app/themes/sage/public/');

  /**
   * Development server settings
   *
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/reference/bud.setUrl}
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/reference/bud.setProxyUrl}
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/reference/bud.watch}
   */
  app
    .setUrl('http://localhost:3000')
    .setProxyUrl('http://mywebsite.test')
    .watch(['resources/views', 'app']);

  /**
   * Generate WordPress `theme.json`
   *
   * @note This overwrites `theme.json` on every build.
   *
   * @see {@link https://bud.js.org/extensions/sage/theme.json}
   * @see {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/how-to-guides/themes/theme-json}
   */
  app.wpjson
    .setSettings({
      background: {
        backgroundImage: true,
      },
      color: {
        custom: false,
        customDuotone: false,
        customGradient: false,
        defaultDuotone: false,
        defaultGradients: false,
        defaultPalette: false,
        duotone: [],
      },
      custom: {
        spacing: {},
        typography: {
          'font-size': {},
          'line-height': {},
        },
      },
      spacing: {
        padding: true,
        units: ['px', '%', 'em', 'rem', 'vw', 'vh'],
      },
      typography: {
        customFontSize: false,
      },
    })
    .useTailwindColors()
    .useTailwindFontFamily()
    .useTailwindFontSize();
};

Now, when I make changes to app.js or app.css, the updates are not reflected live in the browser. I have to run yarn dev again to see the changes.

╭ sage [64e22ce99a2fe612]                                                                                                                                                            ./public  
│
│ app
│  ◯ js/runtime.js                                                                                                                                                                   49.13 kB  
│  ◯ js/app.js                                                                                                                                                                      157.75 kB  
│
│ editor
│  ◯ js/runtime.js                                                                                                                                                                   49.13 kB  
│  ◯ js/editor.js                                                                                                                                                                   148.79 kB  
│
╰ 1m 255ms 115 modules [0/115 modules cached]

 Network

 › Proxy  ┄ http://mywebsite.test/
 › Dev    ┄ http://localhost:3000/
          ┄ http://192.168.22.212:3000/

Where is the problem?

Does anyone have a solution?

I would not use bud.js on Windows at all. Im not on Windows but i have seen others facing issues running the build of my themes on sage/bud.js that are on Windows and couldn’t get it work perfectly.

I have now made my own build because everytime you get trouble with bud.js there’s isn’t much of help and you pretty much on your own.

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I have the same problem but I can’t find the solution. Hope someone can help?