Can't create new Angular project with angular-cli

[zmbq]

I've installed @angular/cli version 1.6.3 and then did:

ng new frontend --routing
cd frontend
ng build

I got an error saying main.ts and polyfills.ts are not included in tsconfig.json .

I've seen two issues on the matter, one was about ts placed in the wrong place, the other was closed as a duplicate of the first. This is clearly not the same case - I did not create any ts files, and all I need to do is run that series of commands and get the exact same behavior. This happens on several of our development machines (all with Windows 10)

Versions

Angular CLI: 1.6.3
Node: 8.9.3
OS: win32 x64
Angular: 5.1.3
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... http, language-service, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router

@angular/cli: 1.6.3
@angular-devkit/build-optimizer: 0.0.36
@angular-devkit/core: 0.0.22
@angular-devkit/schematics: 0.0.42
@ngtools/json-schema: 1.1.0
@ngtools/webpack: 1.9.3
@schematics/angular: 0.1.11
@schematics/schematics: 0.0.11
typescript: 2.4.2
webpack: 3.10.0

Repro steps

    ng new frontend --routing
    cd frontend
    ng build

Observed behavior

The following errors:

ERROR in d:/chelem/ShalevItzkovitz/Interactions/frontend/src/main.ts
Module build failed: Error: d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\src\main.ts is missing from the TypeScript compilation. Please make sure it is in your tsconfig via the 'files' or 'include' property.
    at AngularCompilerPlugin.getCompiledFile (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\angular_compiler_plugin.js:653:23)
    at plugin.done.then (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\loader.js:467:39)
    at <anonymous> @ multi ./src/main.ts

ERROR in d:/chelem/ShalevItzkovitz/Interactions/frontend/src/polyfills.ts
Module build failed: Error: d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\src\polyfills.ts is missing from the TypeScript compilation. Please make sure it is in your tsconfig via the 'files' or 'include' property.
    at AngularCompilerPlugin.getCompiledFile (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontendnode_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\angular_compiler_plugin.js:653:23)
    at plugin.done.then (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtoolswebpack\src\loader.js:467:39)
    at <anonymous> @ multi ./src/polyfills.ts

Desired behavior

ng new should create a project that can be built and served.

[filipesilva]

@zmbq just to confirm, you're saying that ng new does not create the TS files right? Can you show me the console output from running ng new appname please?

Yesterday I also saw an odd problem with a generator where files were not created on Windows 10. I'm guessing it's a similar problem, but seeing the log for ng new would help.

[zmbq]

C:\Users\itay\sources\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions [master] > ng new frontend --routing --style=scss
  create frontend/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts (290 bytes)
  create frontend/e2e/app.po.ts (208 bytes)
  create frontend/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json (235 bytes)
  create frontend/karma.conf.js (923 bytes)
  create frontend/package.json (1320 bytes)
  create frontend/protractor.conf.js (722 bytes)
  create frontend/README.md (1024 bytes)
  create frontend/tsconfig.json (363 bytes)
  create frontend/tslint.json (3040 bytes)
  create frontend/.angular-cli.json (1245 bytes)
  create frontend/.editorconfig (245 bytes)
  create frontend/.gitignore (516 bytes)
  create frontend/src/assets/.gitkeep (0 bytes)
  create frontend/src/environments/environment.prod.ts (51 bytes)
  create frontend/src/environments/environment.ts (387 bytes)
  create frontend/src/favicon.ico (5430 bytes)
  create frontend/src/index.html (295 bytes)
  create frontend/src/main.ts (370 bytes)
  create frontend/src/polyfills.ts (2405 bytes)
  create frontend/src/styles.scss (80 bytes)
  create frontend/src/test.ts (1085 bytes)
  create frontend/src/tsconfig.app.json (211 bytes)
  create frontend/src/tsconfig.spec.json (304 bytes)
  create frontend/src/typings.d.ts (104 bytes)
  create frontend/src/app/app-routing.module.ts (245 bytes)
  create frontend/src/app/app.module.ts (395 bytes)
  create frontend/src/app/app.component.html (1173 bytes)
  create frontend/src/app/app.component.spec.ts (1103 bytes)
  create frontend/src/app/app.component.ts (208 bytes)
  create frontend/src/app/app.component.scss (0 bytes)
Installing packages for tooling via yarn.
yarn install v1.3.2
info No lockfile found.
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
info fsevents@1.1.3: The platform "win32" is incompatible with this module.
info "fsevents@1.1.3" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
warning "@angular/cli > @angular-devkit/schematics > @schematics/schematics@0.0.11" has unmet peer dependency "@angular-
devkit/core@0.0.22".
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
success Saved lockfile.
Done in 64.65s.
Installed packages for tooling via yarn.
Directory is already under version control. Skipping initialization of git.
Project 'frontend' successfully created.

[zmbq]

Here is the output of ng build:

C:\Users\itay\sources\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend [master] > ng build
Date: 2018-01-09T13:00:45.702Z
Hash: a73c63c6ee645ae53d98
Time: 2180ms
chunk {inline} inline.bundle.js, inline.bundle.js.map (inline) 5.83 kB [entry] [rendered]
chunk {main} main.bundle.js, main.bundle.js.map (main) 867 bytes [initial] [rendered]
chunk {polyfills} polyfills.bundle.js, polyfills.bundle.js.map (polyfills) 892 bytes [initial] [rendered]
chunk {styles} styles.bundle.js, styles.bundle.js.map (styles) 3.02 kB [initial] [rendered]

ERROR in d:/chelem/ShalevItzkovitz/Interactions/frontend/src/main.ts
Module build failed: Error: d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\src\main.ts is missing from the TypeScript c
ompilation. Please make sure it is in your tsconfig via the 'files' or 'include' property.
    at AngularCompilerPlugin.getCompiledFile (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtools\webp
ack\src\angular_compiler_plugin.js:653:23)
    at plugin.done.then (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\loader.js:467
:39)
    at <anonymous>
 @ multi ./src/main.ts
ERROR in d:/chelem/ShalevItzkovitz/Interactions/frontend/src/polyfills.ts
Module build failed: Error: d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\src\polyfills.ts is missing from the TypeScr
ipt compilation. Please make sure it is in your tsconfig via the 'files' or 'include' property.
    at AngularCompilerPlugin.getCompiledFile (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtools\webp
ack\src\angular_compiler_plugin.js:653:23)
    at plugin.done.then (d:\chelem\ShalevItzkovitz\Interactions\frontend\node_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\loader.js:467
:39)
    at <anonymous>
 @ multi ./src/polyfills.ts

[filipesilva]

@zmbq and you don't have the src/main.ts file after ng new, correct?

[zmbq]

@filipesilva , I do have src/main.ts . I'm attaching a file with the entire content of the directory created by ng new (I just removed node_modules from the zip file)

frontend.zip

[filipesilva]

I'm sorry but I cannot reproduce what you're seeing... I downloaded your file, ran npm install and then npm run ng -- build and it built correctly:

kamik@T460p MINGW64 D:/sandbox/frontend
$ npm run ng -- build

> frontend@0.0.0 ng D:\sandbox\frontend
> ng "build"

Date: 2018-01-09T13:31:27.310Z
Hash: f520f53812d927e1da2e
Time: 7503ms
chunk {inline} inline.bundle.js, inline.bundle.js.map (inline) 5.83 kB [entry] [rendered]
chunk {main} main.bundle.js, main.bundle.js.map (main) 9.67 kB [initial] [rendered]
chunk {polyfills} polyfills.bundle.js, polyfills.bundle.js.map (polyfills) 202 kB [initial] [rendered]
chunk {styles} styles.bundle.js, styles.bundle.js.map (styles) 11.7 kB [initial] [rendered]
chunk {vendor} vendor.bundle.js, vendor.bundle.js.map (vendor) 2.73 MB [initial] [rendered]

Do you have symlinks or juntions in that path? I'm looking at the log you posted and the error is shown in a different folder than the one you run the commands from.

If so then the bug you are running into is #8603.

[zmbq]

One of the directories there is indeed a junction. I tried running `ng build –preserve-symlinks ` yesterday and it didn’t make any difference. For some really impossible to comprehend reason, today it *does* work with –preserve-symlinks… So it is the same bug. Thanks and sorry. From: Filipe Silva [mailto:notifications@github.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 3:34 PM To: angular/angular-cli <angular-cli@noreply.github.com> Cc: Itay Zandbank <itay@chelem.co.il>; Mention <mention@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [angular/angular-cli] Can't create new Angular project with angular-cli (#9129) I'm sorry but I cannot reproduce what you're seeing... I downloaded your file, ran npm install and then npm run ng -- build and it built correctly: kamik@T460p MINGW64 D:/sandbox/frontend $ npm run ng -- build

***@***.*** ***@***.***> ng D:\sandbox\frontend ng "build"

Date: 2018-01-09T13:31:27.310Z Hash: f520f53812d927e1da2e Time: 7503ms chunk {inline} inline.bundle.js, inline.bundle.js.map (inline) 5.83 kB [entry] [rendered] chunk {main} main.bundle.js, main.bundle.js.map (main) 9.67 kB [initial] [rendered] chunk {polyfills} polyfills.bundle.js, polyfills.bundle.js.map (polyfills) 202 kB [initial] [rendered] chunk {styles} styles.bundle.js, styles.bundle.js.map (styles) 11.7 kB [initial] [rendered] chunk {vendor} vendor.bundle.js, vendor.bundle.js.map (vendor) 2.73 MB [initial] [rendered] Do you have symlinks or juntions in that path? I'm looking at the log you posted and the error is shown in a different folder than the one you run the commands from. If so then the bug you are running into is #8603 <#8603> . — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#9129 (comment)> , or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAlkfuVTnDtITsJ5R3XmJG-Le-4bHBxbks5tI2rHgaJpZM4RWMh-> . <https://github.com/notifications/beacon/AAlkfgoe41IT4dNzz5-FKMzz1v96n_KFks5tI2rHgaJpZM4RWMh-.gif>

[filipesilva]

Maybe at the time you had a version of Angular CLI with a bug that prevented it from working. I'll close as a duplicate of #8603 then.

[zmbq]

It was definitely version 1.6.3, as well. Oh well.

[Caiuse]

I had this bug today, running with –preserve-symlinks worked but without it would not build. I was running with from windows cmd. I think there is still a problem.