aws-amplify / aws-amplify/amplify-cli

unable to run `amplify export` in a fresh project before pushing when an error is expected

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Description

### Before opening, please confirm:

- [X] I have installed the latest version of the Amplify CLI (see above), and confirmed that the issue still persists.
- [X] I have [searched for duplicate or closed issues](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-cli/issues?q=is%3Aissue+).
- [X] I have read the guide for [submitting bug reports](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-cli/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#bug-reports).
- [X] I have done my best to include a minimal, self-contained set of instructions for consistently reproducing the issue.
- [X] I have removed any sensitive information from my code snippets and submission.

### How did you install the Amplify CLI?

pnpm

### If applicable, what version of Node.js are you using?

v16.13.1

### Amplify CLI Version

7.6.15

### What operating system are you using?

Mac

### Did you make any manual changes to the cloud resources managed by Amplify? Please describe the changes made.

n/a

### Amplify Categories

function

### Amplify Commands

export

### Describe the bug

When reproducing [this issue](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-cli/issues/9636) where we were expecting an error with exporting the Lambda Layer, I noticed the export command would hang on `Building and packaging resources` where it appears to have swallowed the error.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5033303/152427048-d10ab70f-0547-4e1d-a06e-9e093b209a3d.png)

(for reference, I quit this process after about 10mins)

In order to receive the error I was looking for I needed to first push my new resources with `amplify push -y` and then re-run `amplify export --out tmp`

### Expected behavior

CLI prints a helpful error message and exits / does not hang.

### Reproduction steps

1. create a new project `amplify init -y`
2. add a Lambda Layer with `amplify add function`
3. `amplify export --out tmp`
4. observe CLI hangs

### GraphQL schema(s)

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### Additional information

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with `amplify init -y`, `amplify add function`, and `amplify export --out tmp`, then compare it with a project after `amplify push -y`. Trace the `export` command while it reports “Building and packaging resources”; done means the expected error is printed and the command exits instead of hanging.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
aws, typescript
Domain
cli, cloud
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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