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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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.

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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

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