`implicitDependencies` dont work when `.gitignore` include the file

Current Behavior

I create custom executor(ts) and add the output file to project graph by implicitDependencies. But it cant work when .gitignore include the output file, so cache never be broken.

Expected Behavior

I think files in implicitDependencies should always add to project graph even they are included in .gitignore.

Steps to Reproduce

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Failure Logs

Environment

nx:12.17.1

[Fuco1]

Just bumped into this as well with an .env file defining some API URLs which are necessary during build-time webpack bundling.

[junekpavel]

Hi, are there any updates in this?

Our applications builds are also depending on files generated by external service, whose are ignored by git.

We were quite fine with manually clearing cache when those file changed, but now we starting to use Nx Cloud and this is something we really struggle with.

All of things mentioned above, we also tried specifying project inputs (https://nx.dev/configuration/projectjson#inputs-&-namedinputs), but without any success.

Or is there anyone who at least figured out a workaround?

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Update, adding output of nx report.

  Node : 16.16.0
   OS   : darwin x64
   yarn : 1.22.17
   
   nx : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/angular : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/cypress : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/detox : Not Found
   @nrwl/devkit : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/eslint-plugin-nx : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/express : Not Found
   @nrwl/jest : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/js : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/linter : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/nest : Not Found
   @nrwl/next : Not Found
   @nrwl/node : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/nx-cloud : 14.3.0
   @nrwl/nx-plugin : Not Found
   @nrwl/react : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/react-native : Not Found
   @nrwl/schematics : Not Found
   @nrwl/storybook : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/web : 14.5.6
   @nrwl/workspace : 14.5.6
   typescript : 4.7.4
   ---------------------------------------
   Local workspace plugins:
   ---------------------------------------
   Community plugins:
         @ionic/angular: 6.2.2
         @ngneat/transloco: 2.23.5
         @nguniversal/express-engine: 12.0.1
         rxjs: 6.6.3
         @nguniversal/builders: 12.0.0
         @nxext/capacitor: 14.0.0
         @nxext/ionic-angular: 14.0.0
         @storybook/angular: 6.5.10