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ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT has hard to parse Grammar #40973
Description
Version
Platform
Linux bgolding 5.11.0-40-generic #44~20.04.2-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 26 18:07:44 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Subsystem
esm/resolve
What steps will reproduce the bug?
Trigger the ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT error
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
100% iff you trigger this error
What is the expected behavior?
A grammatically comprehensible sentence.
Possibly:
Directory import '/home/bgolding/Desktop/test/node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/ngcc' is not supported, resolving ES modules imported from /home/bgolding/Desktop/test/testing/node_modules/ng-packagr/lib/utils/ng-compiler-cli.js
Assuming this error means that:
- It is not possible to import a directory, but
- It is possible to import
/home/bgolding/Desktop/test/testing/node_modules/ng-packagr/lib/utils/ng-compiler-cli.jsas an alternative to that directory
Alternatively:
Directory import '/home/bgolding/Desktop/test/node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/ngcc' is not supported while resolving ES modules imported from /home/bgolding/Desktop/test/testing/node_modules/ng-packagr/lib/utils/ng-compiler-cli.js
If this error means that:
- It is not possible to import a directory, AND
- It was trying to resolve an import from
/home/bgolding/Desktop/test/testing/node_modules/ng-packagr/lib/utils/ng-compiler-cli.js
What do you see instead?
Directory import '/home/bgolding/Desktop/test/node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/ngcc' is not supported resolving ES modules imported from /home/bgolding/Desktop/test/testing/node_modules/ng-packagr/lib/utils/ng-compiler-cli.js
Additional information
Lines 1578 to 1579 in 27b1088
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64449464/error-err-unsupported-dir-import-directory-import-when-attempting-to-start-no
Activity
Trott commentedon Nov 26, 2021
@nodejs/modules
guybedford commentedon Nov 26, 2021
Thanks for sharing the case here @bgolding355, the clearer we can make this the better. At least the fix was at least relatively clear despite the wording.
I think
resolving ES modulewithout the plural is the direct grammar fix.Perhaps we can make a rewording along the lines of
is not supported by the ES module resolver imported fromor similar.github-actions commentedon Jun 25, 2026
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github-actions commentedon Jul 26, 2026
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