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What does the ngc command do in an angular app?

I just came across this command in a tutorial and I am struggling to find any information on the ngc command. Can anyone shed some light please?

ng build --prod && ngc

Solution

  • It's related to Angular Template Compiler.

    ngc is a drop-in replacement for tsc.

    As per repo doc:

    First install angular, see https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#200-rc0-2016-05-02

    $ npm install @angular/compiler-cli typescript@next @angular/platform-server @angular/compiler

    Optional sanity check, make sure TypeScript can compile.

    $ ./node_modules/.bin/tsc -p path/to/project

    ngc is a drop-in replacement for tsc.

    $ ./node_modules/.bin/ngc -p path/to/project

    You can find complete description here