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Title: Improve the `ERR_AMBIGUOUS_MODULE_SYNTAX` error message · Issue #60322 · nodejs/node · GitHub

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Description: module.exports; await 1; The above code snippet causes an ERR_AMBIGUOUS_MODULE_SYNTAX error, since module.exports cannot be used (CJS) in an ESM file. However, the error logged to the console, shown below, incorrectly assumes the error s...

Open Graph Description: module.exports; await 1; The above code snippet causes an ERR_AMBIGUOUS_MODULE_SYNTAX error, since module.exports cannot be used (CJS) in an ESM file. However, the error logged to the console, show...

X Description: module.exports; await 1; The above code snippet causes an ERR_AMBIGUOUS_MODULE_SYNTAX error, since module.exports cannot be used (CJS) in an ESM file. However, the error logged to the console, show...

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