--poll option does not work with libraries #12487
Description
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Repro steps
--poll option does not work with library.
ng build --watch --poll=1000 works but ng build some-library --watch --poll=1000 does not.
The log given by the failure
CHZRHMAC048:design-system cenkm$ ng build design-system-generic
Building Angular Package
Building entry point 'design-system-generic'
Compiling TypeScript sources through ngc
Bundling to FESM2015
Bundling to FESM5
Bundling to UMD
Minifying UMD bundle
Copying declaration files
Writing package metadata
Removing scripts section in package.json as it's considered a potential security vulnerability.
Built design-system-generic
Built Angular Package!
- from: /Users/cenkm/workspace/design-system/projects/design-system-generic
- to: /Users/cenkm/workspace/design-system/dist/design-system-generic
CHZRHMAC048:design-system cenkm$ ng build design-system-generic --watch --poll=1000
Unknown option: '--poll'
Desired functionality
--poll option also works with libraries. It works fine if [project] is not provided.