ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization

[jytheawesome]

Summary

Hi Next.js community,

I am having an error after running the command next build

Here is my error stack:

ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:69:3)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:555:9) {
  digest: '3807332490'
}

Error occurred prerendering page "/dashboard/input-submit-enquiry". Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/prerender-error

ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:69:3)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:555:9)
ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107) {
  digest: '2613476833'
}

Error occurred prerendering page "/dashboard/base-selection". Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/prerender-error

ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:69:3)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:555:9) {
  digest: '3807332490'
}

Error occurred prerendering page "/dashboard/case-overview". Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/prerender-error

ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:69:3)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:555:9)
ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107) {
  digest: '2613476833'
}

Error occurred prerendering page "/dashboard/case-history". Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/prerender-error

ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107) {
  digest: '2613476833'
}

Error occurred prerendering page "/dashboard/refinement". Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/prerender-error

ReferenceError: Cannot access 'w' before initialization
    at 7249 (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/chunks/8045.js:1:3507)
    at Object.t [as require] (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/.next/server/webpack-runtime.js:1:143)
    at require (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:16:18669)
    at i (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:88294)
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98817
    at /Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:98904
    at t (/Users/jiayuan/Desktop/frontend_new/frontend/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/next-server/app-page.runtime.prod.js:12:99107)
 ✓ Generating static pages (29/29)

> Export encountered errors on following paths:
        /dashboard/base-selection/page: /dashboard/base-selection
        /dashboard/case-history/page: /dashboard/case-history
        /dashboard/case-overview/page: /dashboard/case-overview
        /dashboard/input-submit-enquiry/page: /dashboard/input-submit-enquiry
        /dashboard/refinement/page: /dashboard/refinement

The above are all the pages in the frontend component of my application.

I searched online and some folks have mentioned that it could be caused by a circular dependency issue, but I ran madge and there were no circular dependecies in my project. As the error messages don't point to a specific file in my code outside of node_modules, its hard to tell where exactly in my code is causing the problem.

I am using

"next": "14.2.16"
"react": "^18.0.0",

I would appreciate if anyone may have an idea of what is causing this issue :)

Additional information

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[icyJoseph]

There's an experimental config, serverMinification, which is default set to true, could you set it to false. Perhaps that'll give us what w is. I remember seeing this.