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Reputation: 16264

What happens to the outDir in tsconfig.json for Angular projects?

I have added Angular to my Node Express app in VS Code. I did this through Angular CLI's ng new.

In tsconfig.json, outDir points to ./dist/out-tsc. There is another outDir in angular-cli.json.

When I run ng build, Javascript files are generated in the outDir indicated in angular-cli.json. What is the outDir in tsconfig.json for? The folder ./dist/out-tsc was not created.

Upvotes: 9

Views: 9027

Answers (1)

Randy Casburn
Randy Casburn

Reputation: 14175

What is the outDir in tsconfig.json for?

Nothing if using AngularCLI. The angular.json (.angular-cli.json prior to Angular 6) file controls the output configuration.

As indicated by:

The folder ./dist/out-tsc was not created.

If you use VS Code file watchers to compile your TS files on the fly/on request, then the tsconf.json file location will be used (depending on VSCode config of course). You can probably surmise that using one method or the other is a good idea. You may run into versioning difficulty if you use a combination of both methods.

Stick to the CLI.

Upvotes: 8

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