fix(core): add better error message for invalid tools tsconfig (nrwl#…

…7792) Co-authored-by: Ben Callaghan <[email protected]>
justinhachemeister · Nov 18, 2021 · d10b4ae · d10b4ae
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diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/workspace-generators.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/workspace-generators.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,14 @@ function compileTools() {
 }
 
 function getToolsOutDir() {
-  return path.resolve(toolsDir, toolsTsConfig().compilerOptions.outDir);
+  const outDir = toolsTsConfig().compilerOptions.outDir;
+
+  if (!outDir) {
+    logger.error(`${toolsTsConfigPath} must specify an outDir`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  return path.resolve(toolsDir, outDir);
 }
 
 function compileToolsDir(outDir: string) {