fix: use --watch=always to prevent tailwindcss watcher from dying silently#1315
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…ently The tailwindcss CLI uses stdin closure as a signal to exit. When spawned via `bun run --parallel`, stdin is not connected to child processes, causing the watcher to exit with code 0 immediately after the first build. Using `--watch=always` keeps the watcher alive regardless of stdin state. Closes #1313 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop* --- ## [8.6.4](v8.6.3...v8.6.4) (2026-02-26) ### Bug Fixes * use --watch=always to prevent tailwindcss watcher from dying silently ([#1315](#1315)) ([3c65ce7](3c65ce7)) * use lint-po fork with gettext plural form support ([#1314](#1314)) ([10487a4](10487a4)), closes [#1312](#1312) ### Miscellaneous Chores * **deps:** update github artifact actions (major) ([#1316](#1316)) ([e4b2922](e4b2922)) ### Documentation Updates * add ad-hoc database operations guide for AI agents ([#1310](#1310)) ([6cbaff5](6cbaff5)) --- This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please). --------- Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
--watch=alwaysflag in the template'sdev:cssscript to prevent the tailwindcsswatcher from exiting when stdin is closed by
bun run --parallelRoot Cause
The tailwindcss CLI uses stdin closure as a signal to exit cleanly. When spawned via
bun run --parallel, stdin is not connected to child processes (it's piped/closed ratherthan being a TTY). The watcher detects the closed stdin, interprets it as "parent is gone",
and exits with code 0 immediately after the first build. Meanwhile
bun build --watch(esbuild) doesn't use stdin as a lifecycle signal, so it survives.
The
--watch=alwaysflag was added to tailwindcss specifically for this class of problem(tailwindlabs/tailwindcss#8517, tailwindlabs/tailwindcss#9966).
Closes #1313
Test plan
bun devand verify the tailwindcss watcher stays aliveconfig.cssor a template file and confirm CSS is rebuilt automaticallyjust local-alland verify everything still worksps aux | grep tailwindconfirms the process is running🤖 Generated with Claude Code