Does the Vue CLI or Vite build process impact how 'module not found' errors for Axios are resolved?

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Does the Vue CLI or Vite build process impact how 'module not found' errors for Axios are resolved?
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Both Vue CLI (which uses Webpack) and Vite handle module resolution, but their internal mechanisms differ. For a standard package like Axios, the core principle is the same: the package must be installed and correctly referenced. However, problems can arise if: * **Caching Issues:** Both tools cache dependencies. Clearing `node_modules` and reinstalling often resolves stubborn 'module not found' issues related to cache. * **Transpilation/Aliases:** While less common for basic Axios, if you had custom Webpack aliases (Vue CLI) or `resolve.alias` configurations (Vite) that inadvertently interfered with node_modules resolution or if specific Babel/TypeScript configurations were misconfigured, it *could* theoretically lead to resolution issues for non-standard imports. However, for a direct `import axios from 'axios';`, these are rarely the primary cause. * **Development Server:** Both Vue CLI's `vue-cli-service serve` and Vite's `vite` development servers need to be restarted after major dependency changes to pick up new modules.