Why am I getting "jquery.mobile-1.3.2.min.map file not found" message in Chrome
File not found : 404 will be shown only in browser developer tools. If developer tools are not opened the sourcemap file will not be accessed from browser
You can remove the 404 by removing the line
//@ sourceMappingURL=jquery-1.x.xmin.map
from the top (or bottom as @ittradco mentioned in comment ) part of your jQuery file.
The top part of the jQuery file will look like this.
/*! jQuery v1.10.2 | (c) 2005, 2013 jQuery Foundation, Inc. | jquery.org/license
//@ sourceMappingURL=jquery-1.x.x.min.map
*/
Just change that to
/*! jQuery v1.10.2 | (c) 2005, 2013 jQuery Foundation, Inc. | jquery.org/license */
Purpose of a source map
Basically it's a way to map a combined/minified file back to an unbuilt state. When you build for production, along with minifying and combining your JavaScript files, you generate a source map which holds information about your original files. When you query a certain line and column number in your generated JavaScript you can do a lookup in the source map which returns the original location. Developer tools (currently WebKit nightly builds, Google Chrome, or Firefox 23+) can parse the source map automatically and make it appear as though you're running unminified and uncombined files. (Read more on this here)
Probably your Google Chrome DevTools has enabled the option "Enable source maps". Check your Settings menu, then General and Sources.
A source map file it's a way to map a combined/minified file back to an unbuilt state. When you build for production, along with minifying and combining your JavaScript files, you generate a source map which holds information about your original files. When you query a certain line and column number in your generated JavaScript you can do a lookup in the source map which returns the original location. Developer tools (currently WebKit nightly builds, Google Chrome, or Firefox 23+) can parse the source map automatically and make it appear as though you're running unminified and uncombined files.
More information here.