Fix ChildProcess.spawn failing on Windows for .cmd shims

[chuks-qua]

What

Add shell: process.platform === "win32" to all ChildProcess.make calls that spawn tools installed as .cmd shims on Windows.

Why

On Windows, bun, npm, turbo, and bunx are installed as .cmd shell wrappers. Node's child_process.spawn cannot resolve .cmd extensions without shell: true, causing PlatformError: NotFound on fresh builds (no Turbo cache).

Key Changes

• apps/server/scripts/cli.ts: Fix bun tsdown and npm publish spawns
• scripts/dev-runner.ts: Fix turbo spawn (the actual entry point for bun run dev:desktop)
• scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts: Fix bun run build:desktop, bun install --production, and bunx electron-builder spawns

Follows the same shell: process.platform === "win32" pattern already used in codexAppServerManager.ts, processRunner.ts, open.ts, CodexTextGeneration.ts, and ProviderHealth.ts.

Closes #474

Note

Force Windows shell execution for ChildProcess.make in CLI build/publish and desktop build scripts to fix .cmd shim resolution failures

Add shell: process.platform === "win32" to ChildProcess.make calls in CLI handlers and desktop build scripts to run bun, npm, turbo, and electron-builder via the Windows shell for .cmd shim resolution. See apps/server/scripts/cli.ts, scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts, and scripts/dev-runner.ts.

📍Where to Start

Start with the CLI command handlers in apps/server/scripts/cli.ts, focusing on the buildCmd and publishCmd ChildProcess.make options.

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[t3dotgg]

Can you leave a comment as to "why" we do this in the places where it is done? This is one of those things that will silently be forgotten about and break again otherwise

[chuks-qua]

@t3dotgg, added the comments