Angular localhost server constantly reloading #12240
Description
Bug Report or Feature Request (mark with an x)
- [x] bug report -> please search issues before submitting
- [ ] feature request
Command (mark with an x)
- [ ] new
- [ ] build
- [x] serve
- [ ] test
- [ ] e2e
- [ ] generate
- [ ] add
- [ ] update
- [ ] lint
- [ ] xi18n
- [ ] run
- [ ] config
- [ ] help
- [ ] version
- [ ] doc
Versions
$ npm --version
5.8.0
$ ng --version
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Angular CLI: 6.0.8
Node: 8.11.3
OS: win32 x64
Angular: 6.0.4
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... http, language-service, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router
Package Version
@angular-devkit/architect 0.6.8
@angular-devkit/build-angular 0.6.8
@angular-devkit/build-optimizer 0.6.8
@angular-devkit/core 0.6.8
@angular-devkit/schematics 0.6.8
@angular/cdk 6.2.1
@angular/cli 6.0.8
@angular/material 6.2.1
@ngtools/webpack 6.0.8
@schematics/angular 0.6.8
@schematics/update 0.6.8
rxjs 6.2.0
typescript 2.7.2
webpack 4.8.3
Repro steps
ng serve --o
The log given by the failure
// the whole site runs fine on the C-Drive but not from the D-drive
I am using Windows 10 and I have a development directory system on my D drive. This is a separate drive from the hidden AppData directory, in my C drive User's directory. I write my code, on the D drive directory, start the localhost server from there, and it appears to run fine, for a while, but after a random amount of time, it starts recompiling, and reloading pages. I tried moving my development directory back to my C drive, into my user directory there, and started the ng serve from the C drive directory, and it runs fine, without reloading all the time. I would think it would not matter where the code is at, but it appears to.
Note: I did move my Documents, and other personal data directories, by windows procedures, to the D drive. But I do not think this would matter.
Desired functionality
I would hope that the web pages/TS code does not have to recompile constantly on a localhost server, when code is not on the same drive as the user's home directory.