Webpack compilation is very slow in bigger apps with --no-hmr or --debug-brk

[DimitarTachev]

Environment

• CLI: 5.4.0
• Cross-platform modules: 5.4.0
• Android Runtime: 5.4.0
• iOS Runtime: 5.4.0
• Plugin: 0.24.0

To Reproduce

1. Download the attached app.
2. Execute tns run ios/android. The Webpack compilation will take between 2 minutes and hours depending on your hardware.
3. Make a change in order to trigger another compilation and LiveSync. The Webpack compilation will take another minutes/hours.

Expected behavior
The initial Webpack compilation should take a few seconds. The TypeCheck in the incremental compilations should be much faster than the initial one.

Sample project
Archive.zip