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Fix #3555
To use it, update your .angular-cli.json file like so…
Angular version 2-5:
"assets": [
"assets",
{ "glob": "**/*", "input": "../node_modules/<external library>/assets/", "output": "./assets/" }
]
Angular version >= 6:
"assets": [
"src/favicon.ico",
"src/assets",
{
"glob": "**/*",
"input": "./node_modules/<your-node-module>/<possibly-subfolders>/",
"output": "./assets/"
},