[Bug]: Path contains invalid characters. @babel/core and C8

[evertondanilo]

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• Would you like to work on a fix?

How are you using Babel?

babel-loader (webpack)

Input code

https://github.com/evertondanilo/cucumber-react-issue

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Current and expected behavior

When I run npm run cucumber:coverage I expect to run cucumber tests and get a report generated.
However in the latest version of @babel/core@7.22.9 or any version after @babel/core@7.21.0, I get an error about invalid file path.
The test coverage is generate by the C8 dependency.

I've attached a repo here on how to reproduce the issue:

npm ci
npm run cucumber:coverage

Error: Path contains invalid characters: C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\coverage_cucumber\lcov-report\frontApp\Features\StepDefinitions\C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\Features\StepDefinitions
    at checkPath (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\make-dir\index.js:16:18)
    at AsyncFunction.module.exports.sync (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\make-dir\index.js:108:2)
    at FileWriter.writeFile (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-lib-report\lib\file-writer.js:184:16)
    at HtmlReport.onSummary (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-reports\lib\html\index.js:364:44)
    at LcovReport.<computed> [as onSummary] (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-reports\lib\lcov\index.js:28:23)
    at Visitor.value (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-lib-report\lib\tree.js:38:38)
    at ReportNode.visit (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-lib-report\lib\tree.js:86:21)
    at C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-lib-report\lib\tree.js:92:19
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at ReportNode.visit (C:\code\repo\FR.Web.front\frontApp\node_modules\c8\node_modules\istanbul-lib-report\lib\tree.js:91:28)

Version that breaks C8:

npm i @babel/core@7.21.0 --save-dev ,(and any version after that)

Working version with C8:

npm i @babel/core@7.20.12 --save-dev

Environment

• Babel version(s): @babel/core@7.21.0 ,(and any version after that)
• Node: 16.15.1
• npm version: 8.11.0
• OS: 64-bit (Windows)

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[JLHwung]

I can't reproduce this issue on macOS, assuming this is a Windows-only issue. /cc @liuxingbaoyu if you can take a look.

[evertondanilo]

I can't reproduce in Linux as well. @JLHwung I believe your theory is correct.