feat(core): import warns when source and destination directories are …

…different

packages/nx/src/command-line/import/import.ts

@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ export async function importHandler(options: ImportOptions) {
     packageManager
   );
 
+  const sourceIsNxWorkspace = existsSync(join(sourceGitClient.root, 'nx.json'));
+
   const relativeDestination = relative(
     destinationGitClient.root,
     absDestination
@@ -310,6 +312,19 @@ export async function importHandler(options: ImportOptions) {
 
   await warnOnMissingWorkspacesEntry(packageManager, pmc, relativeDestination);
 
+  if (source != destination) {
+    output.warn({
+      title: `Check configuration files`,
+      bodyLines: [
+        `The source directory (${source}) and destination directory (${destination}) are different.`,
+        `You may need to update configuration files to match the directory in this repository.`,
+        sourceIsNxWorkspace
+          ? `For example, path options in project.json such as "main", "tsConfig", "outputPath" need to be updated.`
+          : `For example, relative paths in tsconfig.json and other tooling config files may need to be updated.`,
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
   // When only a subdirectory is imported, there might be devDependencies in the root package.json file
   // that needs to be ported over as well.
   if (ref) {