Deprecate --outFile
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Deprecate --outFile
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Pull request overview
This pull request deprecates the --outFile compiler option in TypeScript, aligning with the broader effort to phase out legacy module bundling features in favor of modern bundlers.
Changes:
- Added deprecation error TS5101 for the
--outFileoption across the compiler test suite - Updated baseline files to reflect the new deprecation warning in error outputs
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All .errors.txt files in tests/baselines/reference/ |
Updated baseline error outputs to include TS5101 deprecation warning for --outFile option |
outFileIsDeprecated.types, outFileIsDeprecated.symbols, outFileIsDeprecated.js |
New baseline files for test validating the deprecation warning |
multipleDeclarations.types, methodsReturningThis.types, jsdocReadonlyDeclarations.types, etc. |
Minor formatting changes in type baseline files (additional line number annotations) |
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I will dare @typescript-bot user test this |
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@jakebailey Here are the results of running the user tests with tsc comparing There were infrastructure failures potentially unrelated to your change:
Otherwise... Everything looks good! |
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@jakebailey Here are the results of running the top 800 repos with tsc comparing Everything looks good! |
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Fixes #62980