Exception gets hidden when '--output-path' is used in production build

[rahul-winner]

Bug Report or Feature Request (mark with an x)

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- [ ] feature request

Versions.

1.2.3

Repro steps.

if a component template using a property like below which is not present on component class, then run production build with

ng build --prod --output-path target/mydist

The log given by the failure.

fs.js:923
[echo] return binding.mkdir(pathModule._makeLong(path),
[echo] ^
[echo]
[echo] Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, mkdir 'C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\target\web-build\webapp'
[echo] at Error (native)
[echo] at Object.fs.mkdirSync (fs.js:923:18)
[echo] at licensePlugin.write (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\license-webpack-plugin\index.js:176:10)
[echo] at licensePlugin. (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\license-webpack-plugin\index.js:199:12)
[echo] at Compiler.applyPlugins (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\tapable\lib\Tapable.js:61:14)
[echo] at onCompiled (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\webpack\lib\Compiler.js:238:12)
[echo] at C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\webpack\lib\Compiler.js:494:13
[echo] at next (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\tapable\lib\Tapable.js:184:11)
[echo] at Compiler. (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\webpack\lib\CachePlugin.js:62:5)
[echo] at Compiler.applyPluginsAsyncSeries (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\tapable\lib\Tapable.js:188:13)
[echo] at C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\webpack\lib\Compiler.js:491:10
[echo] at next (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\tapable\lib\Tapable.js:184:11)
[echo] at Compilation.compilation.plugin (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules@angular\cli\plugins\suppress-entry-chunks-webpack-plugin.js:35:17)
[echo] at Compilation.applyPluginsAsyncSeries (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\tapable\lib\Tapable.js:188:13)
[echo] at self.applyPluginsAsync.err (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\webpack\lib\Compilation.js:645:19)
[echo] at next (C:\git-ws\myapp\ds\myapp-ng\myapp-portal\node_modules\tapable\lib\Tapable.js:184:11)

Desired functionality.

ERROR in C:/git-ws/myapp/ds/myapp-ng/myapp-portal/src/main/webapp/$$_gendir/app/ds/ds-grid/ds-grid.component.ngfactory.ts (242,31): Property 'datasourceName' does not exist on type 'dsGridComponent'.

ERROR in C:/git-ws/myapp/ds/myapp-ng/myapp-portal/src/main/webapp/$$_gendir/app/ds/ds-grid/ds-grid.component.ngfactory.ts (242,31): Property 'datasourceName' does not exist on type 'dsGridComponent'.

We should be able to identify the erroneous component or its template when using --output-path or outDir.

Please let me know if you need more information.

Mention any other details that might be useful.

I also tried using outDir in .angular-cli.json however, got the same results.

[clydin]

As a temporary workaround, the --no-extract-licenses option can be used.

[filipesilva]

This seems to be a problem with license-webpack-plugin that we use, where it tries to create the file directly and files. It probably should be added to the webpack assets instead.

[rahul-winner]

thanks @filipesilva

by the way, I tried with workaround '--no-extract-licenses' and it worked. I'll be glad if someone could provide some solution.