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Files via symlinks are not watched (OS/X).

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#1,566 opened on Aug 20, 2015

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Description

Files described in "files" that are behind symlinks are not watched. I.e., updates do not trigger re-running tests, although the files are served correctly.

Symlinks can be especially important when incorporating modules from nested gitmodules. Esp. when using a global systemjs config.js file (where relative paths do not work).

[related issue: https://github.com/karma-runner/karma/issues/895]

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Research direction
Inspect the file watching implementation in Karma to see if it ignores symlinks. Trace the path resolution logic and identify where symlinks are not followed.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing
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Node.js
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