After starting my first Angular2 app, I encountered an issue where I couldn't use gulp to compile for es5.
Below is the dependencies file:
"dependencies": {
"@angular/common": "2.0.0",
"@angular/compiler": "2.0.0",
"@angular/compiler-cli": "0.6.0",
"@angular/core": "2.0.0",
"@angular/forms": "2.0.0",
"@angular/http": "2.0.0",
"@angular/platform-browser": "2.0.0",
"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.0.0",
"@angular/router": "3.0.0",
"@angular/upgrade": "2.0.0",
"angular2-in-memory-web-api": "0.0.18",
"bootstrap": "^3.3.6",
"core-js": "^2.4.1",
...
In order to automate tasks using gulp, I have a tsconfig.json setup as follows:
{
...
}
When attempting to run 'gulp compile', several errors are thrown related to ES6 syntax when targeting ES5.
Setting the target to es6 in tsconfig.json resolves the issue but requires compatibility with older browsers.
I've explored various suggestions, including adding references on the main ts file, but none have been successful.