requirejs-config.js in pub/static not added when pub/static gets cleared (manually)

[quisse]

When clearing the contents of the pub/static directory (except .htaccess offcourse), pub/static/_requirejs/frontend/MyName/my-theme/en_US/requirejs-config.js is missing

Preconditions

1. Magento 2.1.7
2. PHP 7.0.19
3. MySQL 5.7.16

Steps to reproduce

1. Remove all content from pub/static directory except for .htaccess
2. Refresh a page of your magento site.

Expected result

1. pub/static/_requirejs/frontend/MyName/my-theme/en_US/requirejs-config.js gets loaded

Actual result

1. pub/static/_requirejs/frontend/MyName/my-theme/en_US/requirejs-config.js is missing
2. run bin/magento cache:clean
3. Refresh a page of your magento site.
4. pub/static/_requirejs/frontend/MyName/my-theme/en_US/requirejs-config.js is back

[1408sheva]

@quisse Please tell me which application mod is yours? You can see it using the command: php bin/magento deploy:mode:show

[quisse]

@1408sheva It is developer, all other files get symlinked.

[1408sheva]

@quisse I cannot reproduce this issue.
Try to go to the login tab, and it should all appear.
Or try to on fresh Magneto installation.

[veloraven]

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