V2: How to control `dist` directory

Parcel Version: 2.0.0-alpha.3.1 OS: Ubuntu 18.04

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Context:

I have a pretty simple use case that worked well with parcel 1.x

Basically, I have a server that serves out of public directory where I’d like my build to be placed.

Example: /server/public/js

In Parcel’s previous version, I just used the -d option to do something like: parcel watch ./app/client/src/index.tsx -d ./dist/server/public/js

or

parcel build ./app/client/src/index.tsx -d ./dist/server/public/js

In the current version, I receive an error: error: unknown option -d

I’ve tried finding this option via the README, parcel --help build, and searching “dist” on the repo. If this is documented somewhere, it’s not clear and/or buried.

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Questions

• Is there a migrating guide?

• Can I control where output is placed?

Coming from other configuration tools, this has been a godsend. So, thanks for the ease of use.

[vladinator1000]

If you have scripts like

  "scripts": {
    "build:client": "parcel build client/index.html --out-dir dist/client",
    "build:server": "parcel build server/index.js --target node --out-dir dist/server",
}

How would you migrate that to v2?

[mischnic]

@eduardobcastro You probably have a main: "index.html" line in your package.json. Remove that