From a270f7caa5267859dfb9508cf878d657854f2bd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuvraj Angad Singh <36276913+yuvrajangadsingh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:53:15 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: exit with non-zero code when esbuild is missing (#16967)

---
 esbuild.config.js | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esbuild.config.js b/esbuild.config.js
index 23b9ed5977..3fa6cae543 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.js
+++ b/esbuild.config.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ let esbuild;
 try {
   esbuild = (await import('esbuild')).default;
 } catch (_error) {
-  console.warn('esbuild not available, skipping bundle step');
-  process.exit(0);
+  console.error('esbuild not available - cannot build bundle');
+  process.exit(1);
 }
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);