Apart from watching config file for the project updates, we probably should also watch extended config file #17753

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1. Mohamed Hegazy (mhegazy)

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   BugA bug in TypeScriptA bug in TypeScript

   on Aug 23, 2017
2. Mohamed Hegazy (mhegazy)

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   Sheetal Nandi (sheetalkamat)

   on Aug 23, 2017
3. Mohamed Hegazy (mhegazy)

   added this to the TypeScript 2.9 milestone on Apr 12, 2018
4. Mohamed Hegazy (mhegazy)

   modified the milestones: TypeScript 2.9, FutureThis milestone has been deleted on Apr 26, 2018
5. fis-cz commented on Jan 12, 2020

   

   Fis (fis-cz)

   on Jan 12, 2020

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   TS3.4 is still not watching for changes in extended config file.

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6. 12wrigja commented on Sep 22, 2020

   

   James Wright (12wrigja)

   on Sep 22, 2020

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   I filed the issue above as this is greatly affecting TypeScript developers at Google. We use the tsconfig 'extends' feature to reference other tsconfig generated by the build system, and not having editors update as the build system updates confuses people who are used to this "just working".

   If someone can provide pointers on how this might get fixed I'd be more than happy to have a go at writing a PR for it if it were to be accepted.
7. molisani commented on Nov 2, 2020

   

   Michael Molisani (molisani)

   on Nov 2, 2020

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   Having issues with this lack of file watching for the extends file as well. For anyone investigating or working on a solution, here is a simple repro for this issue.
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   on Nov 11, 2020
9. Sheetal Nandi (sheetalkamat)

   closed this as completedin #41493on Dec 11, 2020
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