[Windows]_locales error: Path starts with "_" is preserved by the browser.

[xesam]

npm run dev fails on win11, what should i do to fix it?

win11

npm run dev error

> npm run dev

> [email protected] dev
> extension dev

✖︎✖︎✖︎ my-new-extension-32 compiled with errors in 1193 ms.
ERROR in [webpack-extension-target]
Path starts with "_" is preserved by the browser.
The browser will refuse to load this extension.
Please adjust your webpack configuration to remove that.
File(s) starts with "_":
    _locales\en\messages.json
    _locales\zh_CN\messages.json

but it works with npm run build ok

> npm run build
                                              
> [email protected] build                                          
> extension build                                                       
                                                                        
►►► my-new-extension-32 compiled successfully in 249 ms.
►►► Building my-new-extension-32 extension using Chrome defaults...

.
├─ _locales\zh_CN\messages.json (2.16KB)
├─ _locales\en\messages.json (2.15KB)
└─ manifest.json (0.19KB)

Version: 1.0
Size: 4.50KB
Build Target: Chrome
Build Status: Success

Build completed in 0.25 seconds.
►►► No errors or warnings found. Your extension is ready for deployment.

ubuntu

npm run dev ok

> npm run dev

> [email protected] dev
> extension dev

►►► my-new-extension-32 compiled successfully in 7876 ms.

npm run build ok

> npm run build

npm run build

> [email protected] build
> extension build

►►► my-new-extension-32 compiled successfully in 913 ms.
►►► Building my-new-extension-32 extension using Chrome defaults...

.
├─ _locales
│  ├─ zh_CN
│  │  └─ messages.json (2.16KB)
│  └─ en
│     └─ messages.json (2.15KB)
└─ manifest.json (0.19KB)

Version: 1.0
Size: 4.50KB
Build Target: Chrome
Build Status: Success

Build completed in 0.91 seconds.
►►► No errors or warnings found. Your extension is ready for deployment.

[cezaraugusto]

hi @xesam could you share the folder structure you are using/sample extension so I can try to replicate locally? I did some changes in the locales field, seems worth adding more tests to it

[cezaraugusto]

this is a message from an upstream dependency, so unless you do not have a folder starting with _ the message is expected. it works in production because the plugin works in dev mode only.