[bug] Uncaught ReferenceError: global is not defined

[amitport]

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Versions.

Angular CLI: 1.5.0-rc.3
Node: 8.7.0
OS: win32 x64
Angular: 4.4.6
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... http, language-service, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router, tsc-wrapped, upgrade

@angular/cdk: 2.0.0-beta.12
@angular/cli: 1.5.0-rc.3
@angular/flex-layout: 2.0.0-beta.9
@angular/material: 2.0.0-beta.12
@angular-devkit/build-optimizer: 0.0.30
@angular-devkit/core: 0.0.20
@angular-devkit/schematics: 0.0.34
@ngtools/json-schema: 1.1.0
@ngtools/webpack: 1.8.0-rc.3
@schematics/angular: 0.0.48
typescript: 2.3.4
webpack: 3.8.1

Repro steps.

create angular/cli project
add dependency and import socket.io-client@2.0.4
ng serve --aot
open browser

The log given by the failure.

index.js:10 Uncaught ReferenceError: global is not defined
    at eval (index.js:10)
    at Object.../../../../has-binary2/index.js (vendor.bundle.js:2914)
    at __webpack_require__ (inline.bundle.js:55)
    at eval (index.js:8)
    at Object.../../../../socket.io-parser/index.js (vendor.bundle.js:9569)
    at __webpack_require__ (inline.bundle.js:55)
    at eval (index.js:7)
    at Object.../../../../socket.io-client/lib/index.js (vendor.bundle.js:9527)
    at __webpack_require__ (inline.bundle.js:55)
    at eval (io-service.ts:1)

[dottodot]

I seeing the same issue as well with ng-socket-io but also with import 'intl'; in polyfills.ts

[amitport]

• I tried adding (window as any).global = window; to pollyfils.ts, but it didn't work.
• reverting to 1.5.0-rc.1 worked

[dottodot]

Strange I've reverted to 1.5.0-rc.2 and still get it, no idea what's going on.

[amitport]

@dottodot
oh sorry, I actually reverted to 1.5.0-rc.1
in any case, make sure it's a clean revert. try deleting node_modules and packge/yarn-lock before npm i

[dottodot]

Thanks that worked. I've gone back to 1.5.0-rc.2 and that's ok for me so seems like the issue is in 1.5.0-rc.3

[Martin-Luft]

Same problem here since 1.5.0-rc.3, with 1.5.0-rc.2 no problems...

[robisim74]

Same error using rc.3 Uncaught ReferenceError: global is not defined also importing another library (jsrsasing). It worked fine until rc.2.

[RicardoVaranda]

Hi guys, could you please provide a simple repo of this issue, that way it's easier and faster for the team to be able to debug the issue.

[dottodot]

@RicardoVaranda https://github.com/dottodot/ang5-test

All i've done is create a new project with 1.5.0-rc.3 and included import 'intl'; in polyfills.ts and you get the error

[filipesilva]

This is definitely related to #8132 as we've removed the node global object from the compilation environment. I'm investigating what can be done about it.