typescript outDir setting in tsconfig.json not working

Question

I can\'t seem to get the outDir flag working when used in package.json. Directory structure is pretty simple: tsconfig.json at the root le

Answer 1

When you pass in files for compilation with tsc src/index.ts, your tsconfig.json is ignored.

From the documentation:

When input files are specified on the command line, tsconfig.json files are ignored.

Your npm build script should just be tsc without passing any files.