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[BUG] windows: file not found: syntaxes/*.ym (code ELIFECYCLE)

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?
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This issue exists in the latest npm version
  • I am using the latest npm
Current Behavior

I have a npm script that invokes a dependency with a glob pattern: "myscript": "yaml2json \"syntaxes/*.yml\"".

On Linux the pattern resolves just fine, but on Windows it won't work.

Expected Behavior

Convert all .yml files in the given directory without error.

Steps To Reproduce
  1. Windows 10, https://github.com/serkonda7/vscode-vba
  2. See below
  3. Run npm run convert-yaml
  4. See error...
Environment
  • npm: 9.0.1
  • Node.js: 18.12.0
  • OS Name: Windows 10
  • System Model Name: Dell E5410
  • npm config:
; "builtin" config from C:\Users\redacted\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\npmrc

prefix = "C:\\Users\\redacted\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm"

; node bin location = C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe
; node version = v18.12.0
; npm local prefix = C:\redacted\vscode-vba
; npm version = 9.0.1
; cwd = C:\redacted\vscode-vba
; HOME = C:\Users\redacted
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

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Research direction

Reproduce the npm script on Windows 10 using the linked vscode-vba example, then compare its handling of yaml2json "syntaxes/*.yml" with Linux behavior. Trace the npm CLI path that launches dependency scripts and verify the result by converting all .yml files without a file-not-found error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
cli, operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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