Select component imports HoverCard internally, causing SSR crash when HoverCard is not included

[tariknh]

Describe the bug

When removing a component that is not being used anymore, i get this error. I think it might be coming from the import * as HoverCard.

Reproduction

When using the Select component in SvelteKit (Svelte 5 runes), the build/runtime fails during SSR if src/lib/components/ui/hover-card is removed — even if HoverCard is never used in my code.

The error looks like:

Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'Root')

and points to:

const Root = HoverCardPrimitive.Root;

Logs

ERROR TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'Root')

System Info

ERROR TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'Root')

Severity

annoyance

[huntabyte]

Seems like a vite caching issue, have you tried clearing your node_modules/.vite

[tariknh]

Thanks for the quick reply, i tried removing both the vite and node modules afterwards but the same bug appeared. Sorry for not providing a proper way to recreate the issue but it looks like a curse bound to the project

[huntabyte]

Yeah this sounds like some sort of vite caching issue that is really out of our control. If the code is entirely removed. Select doesn't depend on HoverCard in any way shape or form lol