lix run lime doesn't work in windows-latest github actions

[NQNStudios]

In a private cross-platform project I'm using GitHub actions to run my build which goes basically like this:

• install lix with the setup-lix action.
• lix download to get the dependencies
• lix run lime build <args> to run the build.

This worked smoothly for macos-latest and ubuntu-latest github actions, but on windows-latest, I get this error from the last step:

Error: Could not find haxelib "lime", does it need to be installed?
Failed to invoke `haxelib run-dir lime "C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Roaming/haxe/haxe_libraries/lime/8.0.1/haxelib"` because Error: Command failed: haxelib run-dir lime "C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Roaming/haxe/haxe_libraries/lime/8.0.1/haxelib"

I know lime is installed, so I'm thinking this has to be a scope resolution issue?

I made a new public repo with a minimal reproduction of the error:

https://github.com/NQNStudios/lix-lime-debug

The latest action run is here, showing that the same workflow succeeds on ubuntu and macos, but not Windows:

https://github.com/NQNStudios/lix-lime-debug/actions/runs/4943468182

[NQNStudios]

In all my debugging I've found that it IS running the lime haxelib, but on the first time lime is run, it has to compile its tools by referencing the output of haxelib path lime. That's where the process is failing to find lime installed, but again, I don't know why windows is the only OS that can't do it.

[NQNStudios]

I've started experimenting with different workarounds. To keep it clear, THIS commit is the state of the repository that I believe uses lix as intended, and should work if the underlying error is fixed: https://github.com/NQNStudios/lix-lime-debug/tree/5ec584d6491efa0350ec3a84bf3a666608a2c9eb

Commits following that are me trying various things to get it to work, some of which may be trying hacky workarounds while others might be digging for the real problem.

It's so weird that the build DOES work for me locally in git bash on Windows.

[pecheny]

Face this issue again. The issue: lime works nice under lix on node 20.xx, but doesn't on node 22.xx and 24.xx.

[twilson90]

Also experiencing this issue on Windows 11 node v24.3.0