package command fails when using yarn workspaces with native dependency
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- [x] I have read the [contribution documentation](https://github.com/electron/forge/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for this project.
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### Electron Forge version
7.5.0
### Electron version
v32.1.2
### Operating system
MacOS 14.7
### Last known working Electron Forge version
_No response_
### Expected behavior
Electron-forge should dereference symlinks (or provide an option to) when copying the package.
### Actual behavior
It does not dereference the symlinked dependencies leading to error:
```
✔ Copying files
An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/private/var/folders/bb/j1658g0d50gfcvgq3cm6cj1c0000gn/T/electron-packager/tmp-usVZSn/Electron.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/asr'
```
### Steps to reproduce
I'm using yarn (`4.5.0`) workspaces and I have packages
```
- packages
- application (electron app)
- asr (a native dependency)
```
`asr` is a dependency of `application`.
When I run `yarn package` it fails with the following error:
```
✔ Copying files
An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/private/var/folders/bb/j1658g0d50gfcvgq3cm6cj1c0000gn/T/electron-packager/tmp-usVZSn/Electron.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/asr'
```
I see the dir it is stat'ing is a symlink:
```
ls -al /private/var/folders/bb/j1658g0d50gfcvgq3cm6cj1c0000gn/T/electron-packager/tmp-usVZSn/Electron.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/asr
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 matt staff 9 9 Oct 00:19 /private/var/folders/bb/j1658g0d50gfcvgq3cm6cj1c0000gn/T/electron-packager/tmp-usVZSn/Electron.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/asr -> ../../asr
```
A workaround is running:
```
rm -rf ./node_modules/asr && cp -L -r ../asr ./node_modules/asr
```
If I run this and then rerun `yarn package`. The application will build correctly.
Is there any way to make electron-force understand it should dereference this symlink when copying the package?
---
I see a similar issue at https://github.com/electron/forge/issues/3624 with a suggested fix to the vite plugin. Would you be happy to take a PR for this?
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