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--aot build error: ERROR in ./src/main.ts Module not found

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Issue Description

$ng serve with build param --aot has error:

ERROR in ./src/main.ts Module not found ...

However, build is successful using plain ng serve or ng serve --prod.

OS?

Mac OSX Sierra

Versions.

angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.26 node: 7.2.1 os: darwin x64 @angular/common: 2.4.4 @angular/compiler: 2.4.4 @angular/core: 2.4.4 @angular/forms: 2.4.4 @angular/http: 2.4.4 @angular/platform-browser: 2.4.4 @angular/platform-browser-dynamic: 2.4.4 @angular/router: 3.4.4 @angular/compiler-cli: 2.4.4

Repro steps.

N.A. default Angular-cli

The log given by the failure.

ERROR in ./src/main.ts
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve './$$_gendir/app/app.module.ngfactory' in '/Users/home/Desktop/web_2/Dev/00_Active_Dev/src'
 @ ./src/main.ts 4:0-74
 @ multi webpack-dev-server/client?http://localhost:4200/ ./src/main.ts

ERROR in ./~/@angular/core/src/linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader.js
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve '/Users/home/Desktop/web_2/Dev/00_Active_Dev/src/$$_gendir' in '/Users/home/Desktop/web_2/Dev/00_Active_Dev/node_modules/@angular/core/src/linker'
 @ ./~/@angular/core/src/linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader.js 71:15-36 87:15-102
 @ ./~/@angular/core/src/linker.js
 @ ./~/@angular/core/src/core.js
 @ ./~/@angular/core/index.js
 @ ./src/main.ts
 @ multi webpack-dev-server/client?http://localhost:4200/ ./src/main.ts

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 7 years ago
Reactions:3
Comments:7 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

3reactions

filipesilvacommented, Jan 26, 2017

If you can provide us with a repo we can look at, we might be able to help. The error by itself doesn’t tell me much though.

1reaction

sw-tt-tarunvarmacommented, Feb 28, 2017

Ok. I got the solutions please restart your app. if you delete any existing module in your app.

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