Error Screen Enchacment! (0.18.0-rc)

[dcflow]

Hi,

Many errors are displayed on the error screen as if the dev server is not running.
Maybe a better error message would be less confusing.

Thank You!

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[jaygarcia]

@DHidee66 , can you please post more information? Are you saying that the issue is that errors are appearing if the dev server is running?

Please post stack trace/screenshots.

[satya164]

Suggestions are welcome - #5235

[dcflow]

@jaygarcia If there are bugs in the code then the JSX transformation stops at the last file (ex. 500/501) and the error page says that the dev server is not running.
I haven't yet found a common theme throughout the bugs that cause this error page.
@satya164 It's not a server issue. The message that you put on the error page is related only to the dev server.

[satya164]

@DHidee66 There is a bug with the current version which doesn't show proper error messages. Master branch shows proper errors.