Clarification needed - non-default configDir

[Mihai]

I have the following config.toml that sits in my project’s rootdir, which is sveltedev:

    baseURL = "http://example.org/"
    languageCode = "en-us"
    title = "Hugo Svelte POC"
    archetypeDir = "visible/svelte/archetypes"
    assetDir = "visible/svelte/assets"
    configDir = "visible/svelte/config"
    contentDir = "visible/svelte/content"
    dataDir = "visible/svelte/data"
    enableInlineShortcodes = true
    layoutDir = "visible/svelte/layouts"
    publishDir = "visible/svelte/public"
    relativeURLs = true
    resourceDir = "visible/svelte/resources"
    staticDir = "visible/svelte/static"
    themesDir = "visible/svelte/themes"

As you see, I have a configDir declared. I’ve put in it a subfolder _default and in the subfolder I have just a menus.json copied from here.
My problem:
What’s in the config dir is not read, nor monitored for changes.
When I run hugo server from my project root dir, which is sveltedev, I get

Watching for changes in /sveltedev/visible/svelte/{archetypes,assets,content,data,layouts,static}
Watching for config changes in /sveltedev/config.toml
Environment: "development"
Serving pages from memory

Even if I run hugo server --configDir='visible/svelte/config' nothing changes.
Am I doing smth wrong?
Is there a way to monitor for changes the configDir?

FYI I did read
Directory Structure
Basic Usage
Configure Hugo
And all in the docs related to Menus

[maiki]

@Mihai

As you see, I have a configDir declared. I’ve put in it a subfolder _default and in the subfolder I have just a menus.json copied from here.

I can not see, and am unable to reproduce. Please share your repo and follow the other advice at Requesting Help.

[Mihai]

my question was theoretical.
Never mind, I’ll figure it myself eventually.
Cheers!

[maiki]

@Mihai

my question was theoretical.

We don’t field theoretical questions; you can test your theories locally, so your questions should be actual. Please.

[Mihai]

Seriously?!?

FYI, I solved the issue. I’ll post the solution later on.

[Mihai]

It turns out that configDir has no effect when included in config.toml. Instead, it needs to be used on the command line.
So, in my case, running hugo server --configDir visible/svelte/config (without any quotes surrounding the path string) has the desired effects:

Watching for config changes in /sveltedev/config.toml, /sveltedev/visible/svelte/config/_default

So, both config.toml in the root dir of my project plus everything in the configDir are read and watched.