package.json incorrectly defines location of Typescript types

[mmakrzem]

Bug Report

Current Behavior
Installed rxjs into my TypeScript project. Tried using rxjs but the TypeScript compiler gave me an error message saying

Could not find a declaration file for module 'rxjs'.
'D:/myWork/node_modules/rxjs/dist/cjs/index.js' implicitly has an 'any'
type.Try npm i --save-dev @types/rxjs if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing
declare module 'rxjs';

Expected behavior
TypeScript should be able to find the types defined inside the rxjs project.

Environment

• RxJS version: 7.3.0
• TypeScript v4.4.3
• npm v7.18.1
• node v14.15.3

Possible Solution
I had a look in rxjs's package.json file and I see
"types": "index.d.ts"

This is incorrect. If I change this line to the following then everything starts working again.

"types": "./dist/types/index.d.ts"

I don't know why the "typesVersions" settings don't work.

[kwonoj]

It is not incorrect: #6466 (comment)

If you see this issue on tsc > 4.2.4, please provide reproducible repo.

[kwonoj]

Closing as inactive.