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electron-forge start does not support extends in tsconfig.json #3883

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@hab25

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Forge version

7.7.0

Electron version

35.0.0

Operating system

PopOS! 22.04 LTS

Last known working Forge version

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Expected behavior

electron-forge start should successfully start the electron app

Actual behavior

Command outputs to the terminal:

✔ Checking your system
✔ Locating application
✖ Loading configuration
  › Unable to use specified module loaders for ".ts".
◼ Preparing native dependencies
◼ Running generateAssets hook
◼ Running preStart hook
An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: Unable to use specified module loaders for ".ts".
at exports.prepare (/home/hab25/my/work/vite-electron-forge-template/my-new-app/node_modules/rechoir/index.js:58:11)
    at exports.default (/home/hab25/my/work/vite-electron-forge-template/my-new-app/node_modules/@electron-forge/core/dist/util/forge-config.js:141:25)
    at async /home/hab25/my/work/vite-electron-forge-template/my-new-app/node_modules/@electron-forge/core/dist/api/start.js:44:35
    at async _Task.taskFn (/home/hab25/my/work/vite-electron-forge-template/my-new-app/node_modules/@electron-forge/tracer/dist/index.js:58:20)
    at async _Task.run (/home/hab25/my/work/vite-electron-forge-template/my-new-app/node_modules/listr2/dist/index.cjs:2063:11)

Steps to reproduce

npx create-electron-app@latest my-new-app --template=vite-typescript
cd my-new-app
mv tsconfig.json tsconfig.base.json
echo '{"extends": ["./tsconfig.base.json"]}' > tsconfig.json
npx electron-forge start

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