fix(ng-dev): run git clean after git checkout during the release (#3042)

alan-agius4 · alan-agius4 · commit ed31a415fcf0 · 2025-09-10T15:17:04.000Z
This is needed as in some cases, `node_modules` can be left around and in old bazel versions can cause an infinite symlink expansion PR Close #3042
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/actions.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/actions.ts
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export abstract class ReleaseAction {
   protected async checkoutUpstreamBranch(branchName: string) {
     this.git.run(['fetch', '-q', this.git.getRepoGitUrl(), branchName]);
     this.git.run(['checkout', '-q', 'FETCH_HEAD', '--detach']);
+    this.git.run(['clean', '-dfq']);
   }
 
   /** Installs all Yarn dependencies in the current branch. */

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export abstract class ReleaseAction {`
`366`	`366`	`protected async checkoutUpstreamBranch(branchName: string) {`
`367`	`367`	`this.git.run(['fetch', '-q', this.git.getRepoGitUrl(), branchName]);`
`368`	`368`	`this.git.run(['checkout', '-q', 'FETCH_HEAD', '--detach']);`
	`369`	`+ this.git.run(['clean', '-dfq']);`
`369`	`370`	`}`
`370`	`371`
`371`	`372`	`/** Installs all Yarn dependencies in the current branch. */`