microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Report error cannot emit file if any of the output file is going to write output of referenced project
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Description
Found as part of investigating #35468 where referencing project overwrites index.js at same location as refereced projects output.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading issue #35468 and tracing the project-reference output scenario described here, especially when index.js is emitted at the same location as a referenced project's output. Reproduce the overwrite case and verify that the compiler reports the conflicting output instead of emitting it.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100