Merge pull request #5779 from thefrontside/jbolda/resolve-config-from-cwd

config-loader resolve config from cwd

.changeset/four-jeans-tap.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/config-loader': patch
+---
+
+Resolve the path to app-config.yaml from the current working directory. This will allow use of `yarn link` or running the CLI in other directories and improve the experience for local backstage development.

packages/config-loader/src/lib/schema/collect.ts

@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ export async function collectConfigSchemas(
     );
   }
 
-  await Promise.all(packageNames.map(name => processItem({ name })));
+  await Promise.all(
+    packageNames.map(name => processItem({ name, parentPath: currentDir })),
+  );
 
   const tsSchemas = compileTsSchemas(tsSchemaPaths);