Vite failed with projects involving cross drive links on Windows

[lihe07]

Describe the bug

For some reasons, I have my users dir (C:\Users) linked to another dir (D:\Users) on another disk.
When I start the dev server of a project at C:\Users\lihe07\Desktop\solidjs-template, vite is not working properly and some errors pops out at the console:

However, the dev server started at D:\Users\lihe07\Desktop\solidjs-template can work properly, and give the expected output:

I have also tried a vue project and the result is similar.

It also fails when I tried to build the project npm run build and the log can be found below.

Reproduction

https://github.com/lihe07/solidjs-template

Steps to reproduce

Actually almost every vite projects in this condition can reproduce the issue:

1. Make a soft link of the project / the parent dir of the project
   mklink /J DEST SRC
2. cd, and do npm i
3. run npm run dev or npm run build and the issue will emerge

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.19045
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1241 v3 @ 3.50GHz
    Memory: 7.34 GB / 15.96 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 19.0.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 8.19.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Edge: Spartan (21.1.0), Chromium (21.1.0), ChromiumDev (21.1.0)
    Internet Explorer: 11.0.19041.1566
  npmPackages:
    vite: ^3.2.2 => 3.2.2

Used Package Manager

npm

Logs

Logs

solidjs-template@0.0.0 build
vite build --debug

vite:config bundled config file loaded in 588.18ms +0ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo) +0ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo) +3ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo) +1ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo) +0ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +16ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +1ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +0ms
vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +0ms
vite:config using resolved config: {
vite:config plugins: [
vite:config 'vite:build-metadata',
vite:config 'vite:pre-alias',
vite:config 'alias',
vite:config 'solid',
vite:config 'unocss:transformers:pre',
vite:config 'unocss:global:build:scan',
vite:config 'vite:modulepreload-polyfill',
vite:config 'vite:resolve',
vite:config 'vite:html-inline-proxy',
vite:config 'vite:css',
vite:config 'vite:esbuild',
vite:config 'vite:json',
vite:config 'vite:wasm-helper',
vite:config 'vite:worker',
vite:config 'vite:asset',
vite:config 'unocss:config',
vite:config 'unocss:transformers:default',
vite:config 'unocss:devtools',
vite:config 'vite:wasm-fallback',
vite:config 'vite:define',
vite:config 'vite:css-post',
vite:config 'vite:build-html',
vite:config 'vite:worker-import-meta-url',
vite:config 'vite:asset-import-meta-url',
vite:config 'vite:force-systemjs-wrap-complete',
vite:config 'vite:watch-package-data',
vite:config 'commonjs',
vite:config 'vite:data-uri',
vite:config 'vite:dynamic-import-vars',
vite:config 'vite:import-glob',
vite:config 'unocss:transformers:post',
vite:config 'unocss:global:build:generate',
vite:config 'vite:build-import-analysis',
vite:config 'vite:esbuild-transpile',
vite:config 'vite:terser',
vite:config 'vite:reporter',
vite:config 'vite:load-fallback'
vite:config ],
vite:config build: {
vite:config target: 'esnext',
vite:config cssTarget: 'esnext',
vite:config outDir: 'dist',
vite:config assetsDir: 'assets',
vite:config assetsInlineLimit: 4096,
vite:config cssCodeSplit: true,
vite:config sourcemap: false,
vite:config rollupOptions: {},
vite:config minify: 'esbuild',
vite:config terserOptions: {},
vite:config write: true,
vite:config emptyOutDir: null,
vite:config copyPublicDir: true,
vite:config manifest: false,
vite:config lib: false,
vite:config ssr: false,
vite:config ssrManifest: false,
vite:config reportCompressedSize: true,
vite:config chunkSizeWarningLimit: 500,
vite:config watch: null,
vite:config commonjsOptions: { include: [Array], extensions: [Array] },
vite:config dynamicImportVarsOptions: { warnOnError: true, exclude: [Array] },
vite:config modulePreload: { polyfill: true }
vite:config },
vite:config optimizeDeps: {
vite:config disabled: 'build',
vite:config force: undefined,
vite:config include: [],
vite:config exclude: [],
vite:config esbuildOptions: { preserveSymlinks: false }
vite:config },
vite:config resolve: {
vite:config mainFields: [ 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext' ],
vite:config browserField: true,
vite:config conditions: [ 'solid' ],
vite:config extensions: [
vite:config '.mjs', '.js',
vite:config '.mts', '.ts',
vite:config '.jsx', '.tsx',
vite:config '.json'
vite:config ],
vite:config dedupe: [],
vite:config preserveSymlinks: false,
vite:config alias: [ [Object], [Object], [Object] ]
vite:config },
vite:config esbuild: { include: /.ts$/ },
vite:config ssr: {
vite:config format: 'esm',
vite:config target: 'node',
vite:config noExternal: [],
vite:config external: [],
vite:config optimizeDeps: { disabled: true, esbuildOptions: [Object] }
vite:config },
vite:config configFile: 'C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/vite.config.js',
vite:config configFileDependencies: [ 'C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/vite.config.js' ],
vite:config inlineConfig: {
vite:config root: undefined,
vite:config base: undefined,
vite:config mode: undefined,
vite:config configFile: undefined,
vite:config logLevel: undefined,
vite:config clearScreen: undefined,
vite:config optimizeDeps: { force: undefined },
vite:config build: {}
vite:config },
vite:config root: 'C:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo',
vite:config base: '/',
vite:config publicDir: 'C:\Users\lihe07\Desktop\solid-demo\public',
vite:config cacheDir: 'C:\Users\lihe07\Desktop\solid-demo\node_modules\.vite',
vite:config command: 'build',
vite:config mode: 'production',
vite:config isWorker: false,
vite:config mainConfig: null,
vite:config isProduction: true,
vite:config server: {
vite:config preTransformRequests: true,
vite:config middlewareMode: false,
vite:config fs: { strict: true, allow: [Array], deny: [Array] }
vite:config },
vite:config preview: {
vite:config port: undefined,
vite:config strictPort: undefined,
vite:config host: undefined,
vite:config https: undefined,
vite:config open: undefined,
vite:config proxy: undefined,
vite:config cors: undefined,
vite:config headers: undefined
vite:config },
vite:config env: { BASE_URL: '/', MODE: 'production', DEV: false, PROD: true },
vite:config assetsInclude: [Function: assetsInclude],
vite:config logger: {
vite:config hasWarned: false,
vite:config info: [Function: info],
vite:config warn: [Function: warn],
vite:config warnOnce: [Function: warnOnce],
vite:config error: [Function: error],
vite:config clearScreen: [Function: clearScreen],
vite:config hasErrorLogged: [Function: hasErrorLogged]
vite:config },
vite:config packageCache: Map(0) { set: [Function (anonymous)] },
vite:config createResolver: [Function: createResolver],
vite:config worker: {
vite:config format: 'iife',
vite:config plugins: [
vite:config 'vite:build-metadata',
vite:config 'vite:pre-alias',
vite:config 'alias',
vite:config 'vite:modulepreload-polyfill',
vite:config 'vite:resolve',
vite:config 'vite:html-inline-proxy',
vite:config 'vite:css',
vite:config 'vite:esbuild',
vite:config 'vite:json',
vite:config 'vite:wasm-helper',
vite:config 'vite:worker',
vite:config 'vite:asset',
vite:config 'vite:wasm-fallback',
vite:config 'vite:define',
vite:config 'vite:css-post',
vite:config 'vite:build-html',
vite:config 'vite:worker-import-meta-url',
vite:config 'vite:asset-import-meta-url',
vite:config 'vite:force-systemjs-wrap-complete',
vite:config 'vite:watch-package-data',
vite:config 'commonjs',
vite:config 'vite:data-uri',
vite:config 'vite:dynamic-import-vars',
vite:config 'vite:import-glob',
vite:config 'vite:build-import-analysis',
vite:config 'vite:esbuild-transpile',
vite:config 'vite:terser',
vite:config 'vite:reporter',
vite:config 'vite:load-fallback'
vite:config ],
vite:config rollupOptions: {},
vite:config getSortedPlugins: [Function: getSortedPlugins],
vite:config getSortedPluginHooks: [Function: getSortedPluginHooks]
vite:config },
vite:config appType: 'spa',
vite:config experimental: { importGlobRestoreExtension: false, hmrPartialAccept: false },
vite:config getSortedPlugins: [Function: getSortedPlugins],
vite:config getSortedPluginHooks: [Function: getSortedPluginHooks]
vite:config } +472ms
vite v3.2.2 building for production...
✓ 7 modules transformed.
rendering chunks (1)...[vite:build-html] The "fileName" or "name" properties of emitted files must be strings that are neither absolute nor relative paths, received "D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/index.html".
error during build:
Error: The "fileName" or "name" properties of emitted files must be strings that are neither absolute nor relative paths, received "D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/index.html".
at error (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_rollup@2.79.1@rollup/dist/es/shared/rollup.js:1858:30)
at FileEmitter.emitFile (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_rollup@2.79.1@rollup/dist/es/shared/rollup.js:22335:24)
at Object.generateBundle (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_vite@3.2.2@vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-c842e491.js:44203:22)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at async Bundle.generate (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_rollup@2.79.1@rollup/dist/es/shared/rollup.js:15796:9)
at async file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_rollup@2.79.1@rollup/dist/es/shared/rollup.js:23795:27
at async catchUnfinishedHookActions (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_rollup@2.79.1@rollup/dist/es/shared/rollup.js:23126:20)
at async doBuild (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_vite@3.2.2@vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-c842e491.js:46588:22)
at async build (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_vite@3.2.2@vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-c842e491.js:46416:16)
at async CAC. (file:///D:/Users/lihe07/Desktop/solid-demo/node_modules/_vite@3.2.2@vite/dist/node/cli.js:756:9)

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[sapphi-red]

This seems to happen with symlinks #10978 (OP is using junctions).
I guess we are missing fs.realpath.native somewhere.

[sapphi-red]

I guess this is related with nodejs/node#34866.

[MichaelGoulding]

This prevented me from moving from webpack to vite

[PickleNik]

This prevented me from moving from webpack to vite

skill issue honestly

[shijh]

I got a similar issue, it's reported this line wrong with soft link on windows:
const shortEmitName = normalizePath$3(path$o.relative(config.root, id));

I'm not sure whether it's related to:

vite/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/html.ts

Line 833 in 06e4f57

const shortEmitName = normalizePath(path.relative(config.root, id))

Error while run command 'npm run build' as screenshot below:

[shijh]

Sorry the above message. It's resolved by setting resolve.preserveSymlinks to true, works like a charm.