Build with localize throws error under Windows

[CappuccinoDiAigner]

With what library do you have an issue?

native-federation

Reproduction of the bug/regression with instructions

Running ng build with a configuration that contains "localize: true" throws the following error:
(I removed the shared packages to shorten the error message)

 ERRR  Command failed: node node_modules/.bin/localize-translate -r dist\native-federation-test\browser\en -s "{}" -t "src/locale/messages.de.xlf" -o dist\native-federation-test\browser\{{LOCALE}} --target-locales de -l en
C:\Projects\native-federation-test\node_modules\.bin\localize-translate:2
basedir=$(dirname "$(echo "$0" | sed -e 's,\\,/,g')")
          ^^^^^^^

SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1662:18)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1704:20)
    at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1895:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1465:32)
    at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1282:12)
    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:171:5)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:36:49

I looked into the problem and it seems like running the localize-translate script with node doesn't work on my Windows machine.
So instead of using node I directly called the cmd script like this in i18n.js:

        const cmd = `"node_modules/.bin/localize-translate" -r ${sourceLocalePath} -s "${sourcePattern}" -t ${translationFiles} -o ${translationOutPath} --target-locales ${targetLocales} -l ${sourceLocale}`;

That worked like a charm and solved the problem for me.

Expected behavior

Build runs threw without errors

Versions of Native/Module Federation, Angular, Node, Browser, and operating system

Native Federation: 20.0.6
Angular: 19.2.14
Node: 22.16.0
Operation System: Windows 11 Pro

Other information

No response

I would be willing to submit a PR to fix this issue

• Yes
• No

[cooleso]

I have same error in MacOS, version @angular-architects/native-federation 20.1.2.
I fix it by patching node_modules/@angular-architects/native-federation/src/utils/i18n.js
line 45:

const cmd = `node node_modules/.bin/localize-translate -r ${sourceLocalePath} -s "${sourcePattern}" -t ${translationFiles} -o ${translationOutPath} --target-locales ${targetLocales} -l ${sourceLocale}`;

->

const cmd = `node_modules/.bin/localize-translate -r ${sourceLocalePath} -s "${sourcePattern}" -t ${translationFiles} -o ${translationOutPath} --target-locales ${targetLocales} -l ${sourceLocale}`;

Let me know if there is a more direct way to fix this.

[ValentinBossi]

i had the same error SyntaxError: missing )….

but after closing intellij and restarting windows it was gone… before i also cleared angular cache and removed node_modules without success.

its a bit strange but in combination with intellij (cache) and a lot of npm installs i experienced also strange things that needed restarts of the IDE or the like.

[Code-Sun20]

Same issue occurs for me in Windows, it works perfectly fine in Linux

[ValentinBossi]

the PR solves the windows problem #929