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Package dependencies and The inferred type of ... cannot be named without a reference to ...
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Description
Hello, as a POC, I created a repository dedicated to this issue, to show how it is happening!
Repository: https://github.com/nogueira7egend/ts-symlink-error/
Please check it and follow the instructions that are on README!
Best regards
TypeScript Version: 3.7.5
Actual behavior:

Playground Link: https://github.com/nogueira7egend/ts-symlink-error/
Related Issues: #29808
Contributor guide
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 with the reproduction repository and follow its README instructions to reproduce the inferred-type diagnostic using TypeScript 3.7.5. Read related issue #29808 and compare the reported behavior with current compiler behavior; done means the reproduction is understood and the diagnostic is corrected without regressing related cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100