Tsconfig and outDir issue

Question

I am having issue with my outDir in tsconfig.json.

I have the following tsconfig file:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "removeComments": false,
    "noImplicitAny": false,
    "outDir": "dist",
    "outFile": "App.js"
  },
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules",
    "local_typings"
  ]
}

The files are compiled to App.js, however not in the directory I've specified (dist), but in the directory, where tsconfig file is. Anyone has found solution to this problem?

Answer 1

Actually, I found out what was the issue. I think its pretty funny: its enough to specify file path and file name in the outFile, without using outDir. So, in this case, this would be:

"outFile":"dist/App.js"

Have a good one!