Package chalk avoids starting the app

[GregOnNet]

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- [ ] feature request

Versions.

Angular CLI: 1.5.0-rc.5
Node: 6.11.1
OS: win32 x64
Angular: 5.0.0-rc.7
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... http, language-service, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router

@angular/cdk: 2.0.0-beta.12
@angular/cli: 1.5.0-rc.5
@angular/material: 2.0.0-beta.12
@angular-devkit/build-optimizer: 0.0.31
@angular-devkit/core: 0.0.20
@angular-devkit/schematics: 0.0.34
@ngtools/json-schema: 1.1.0
@ngtools/webpack: 1.8.0-rc.5
@schematics/angular: 0.0.48
typescript: 2.5.3
webpack: 3.8.1

Repro steps.

You will find the project containing the configuration in the following repository: ngrx-aware

$ rm -rf node_modules
$ yarn install 
$ yarn start

The log given by the failure.

Inside type_checker.js an error is thrown.

Cannot read property 'constructor' of undefined
TypeError: Cannot read property 'constructor' of undefined
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\workbench\scratch\ngrx-aware\node_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\type_checker.js:14:37)
    at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\workbench\scratch\ngrx-aware\node_modules\@ngtools\webpack\src\angular_compiler_plugin.js:18:24)
    at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)

npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.14393
npm ERR! argv "C:\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "start"
npm ERR! node v6.11.1
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! ngrx-aware@0.0.0 start: `ng serve`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the ngrx-aware@0.0.0 start script 'ng serve'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the ngrx-aware package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     ng serve
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs ngrx-aware
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls ngrx-aware
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     C:\workbench\scratch\ngrx-aware\npm-debug.log

Desired functionality.

• no error starting the application

Mention any other details that might be useful.

• The error is related to chalk
• For me chalk is installed with verison 1.1.3
• In type_checker.js the following call is made

// before
const chalkCtx = new chalk_1.default.constructor(chalk_1.default.supportsColor ? {} : { level: 1 });
// --------------------------^---------------------------^

• chalk_1 has no property default
• logging chalk_1 results in the following output

  { [Function]
    constructor: [Function: Chalk],
    supportsColor: { level: 1, hasBasic: true, has256: false, has16m: false } }
  

• constructor and supportsColor can be used by removing default

// after
const chalkCtx = new chalk_1.constructor(chalk_1.supportsColor ? {} : { level: 1 });

• Doing this get the CLI working again

[clydin]

The CLI (v1.5.0-rc.5) has a dependency on chalk ~2.2.0 (see package.json here).

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