docs: update build CLI defaults#22261
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Summary
vite buildCLI guide to document the current--targetand--minifydefaultsvite build --helpto includeoxcas a valid minifier and showoxcas the defaultProblem
Vite 8 uses
baseline-widely-availableas the defaultbuild.target, andbuild.minifysupportsoxc,terser, andesbuild, withoxcas the default for client builds.The build options docs and implementation already reflect this, but the CLI guide and
--minifyhelp text still referenced older defaults.Fix
--targetrow in the CLI guide to showbaseline-widely-available--minifyrow in the CLI guide to showoxcas the default and include it in the supported values--minifyhelp text inpackages/vite/src/node/cli.tsto match current behaviorVerification