It turns out that we don't document anywhere how ngc works and what options we support.
I added a brief section, without going too much into details because most users should not need to use ngc directly.
I also came across some bug in `ngc` and filed #42372.
Fixes#29623
PR Close#42373
This commit marks the `compilationMode` compiler option as stable, such
that libraries can be compiled in partial compilation mode.
In partial compilation mode, the compiler's output changes from fully
compiled AOT definitions to an intermediate form using partial
declarations. This form is suitable to be published to NPM, which now
allows libraries to be compiled and published using the Ivy compiler.
Please be aware that libraries that have been compiled using this mode
can only be used in Angular 12 applications and up; they cannot be used
when Ivy is disabled (i.e. when using View Engine) or in versions of
Angular prior to 12. The `compilationMode` option has no effect if
`enableIvy: false` is used.
Closes#41496
PR Close#41518
This commit fixes a confusing description of the `strictTemplates` flag.
> When `true`, enables strict template type checking in Angular version 9.
This seems to imply that the flag is only available in one version.
Strict template type checking is available in version 9 **and above**.
PR Close#39745
The ViewEngine message extraction generated a variety of legacy formats
for extracted message ids. These formats have a number of issues related
to whitespace handling and reliance upon information inside the original
HTML of a template. The new message format is more resilient, and can be
generated directly from calls to `$localize`. This allows messages in
application code to have the same id as identical messages in templates.
As a first step in migrating projects away from the legacy id format
for i18n messages, newly generated projects now turn off the legacy ids.
See https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/pull/19232.
This commit updates the documentation to include information about this
option, since it is now publicly exposed in new CLI projects.
PR Close#39453
Docs state that `strictInjectionParameters` is true by default in `ng new`, however this is not the case in `10.0.1`. It is only set when `--strict` is provided. Clarified that the `--strict` flag is required.
`strictTemplates` does not mention anything about `--strict`, so I included a similar point that it is `true` when a new project is generated with `--strict`.
PR Close#37982
In version 10, there is a new `tsconfig.json` file, which contains
the paths to all other `tsconfig` files used in a workspace. The
previous `tsconfig.json` file still exists, but has been renamed to
`tsconfig.base.json`.
In addition to documenting this change, I have updated files that
refer to TypeScript configuration files generically to remove specific
references to `tsconfig.json.` This should help avoid confusing users.
PR Close#37222
