I'm getting compile issues when packages (specifically the "protractor" package) loading into the node_modules directory have .aspx files within them. Also, there is no need for the compiler to be scanning the node_modules directory for every rebuild.

Can you modify the project.json file to exclude this directory. The following works for me:

"buildOptions": {
"emitEntryPoint": true,
"preserveCompilationContext": true,
"compile": {
"exclude": [ "node_modules" ]
}
},

Thanks.