cdktf synth fails on windows when directory has whitespace in the name

[mikeparker]

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cdktf & Language Versions

0.1.0 (2 days old)

Affected Resource(s)

Debug Output

https://gist.github.com/mikeparker/be19bd259f059c24cc2c6616d41d06fb
Specifically Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\Mike', note the truncated directory name due to whitespace

Expected Behavior

It completes successfully

Actual Behavior

It errored

Steps to Reproduce

Run cdktf synth on windows where node modules are in a directory with whitespace in directory name (e.g. inside windows user directory)

[jsteinich]

This seems likely to be caused by aws/jsii#1296

[skorfmann]

Would the suggested workaround apply here as well? aws/jsii#1296 (comment)

PS C:\> $env:TMP = "C:\tmp"

[mikeparker]

Yes, the workaround works :)