title: Protractor - The 'files' list in config file 'tsconfig.json' is empty. (18002)
body: <p>I want to implement e2e in my Angular <code>v5.x</code> project using <strong>protractor.js</strong>. But when I run the command</p>
  
  <p><code>ng e2e -s false</code> </p>
  
  <p>I'm getting this error below can anyone tell me how do I fix this?</p>
  
  <pre><code>[15:58:11] E/launcher - Error: TSError: ⨯ Unable to compile TypeScript
  The 'files' list in config file 'tsconfig.json' is empty. (18002)
      at load (F:\Commutatus\yop-v3\node_modules\ts-node\src\index.ts:159:13)
      at service (F:\Commutatus\yop-v3\node_modules\ts-node\src\index.ts:285:32)
      at shouldIgnore (F:\Commutatus\yop-v3\node_modules\ts-node\src\index.ts:293:21)
      at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .ts] (F:\Commutatus\yop-v3\node_modules\ts-node\src\index.ts:302:11)
      at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:599:32)
      at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:538:12)
      at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:530:3)
      at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:637:17)
      at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:22:18)
      at F:\Commutatus\yop-v3\node_modules\protractor\node_modules\jasmine\lib\jasmine.js:84:5
  [15:58:11] E/launcher - Process exited with error code 100
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here is my <strong>tsconfig.json</strong> (which is located inside <code>e2e</code> folder)-</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
    "compileOnSave": false,
    "compilerOptions": {
      "declaration": false,
      "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
      "experimentalDecorators": true,
      "module": "commonjs",
      "moduleResolution": "node",
      "outDir": "../dist/out-tsc-e2e",
      "sourceMap": true,
      "target": "es5",
      "typeRoots": [
        "../node_modules/@types"
      ]
    }
  }
  </code></pre>