Compiling fails with subpath imports

[afm-sayem]

What version of pkg are you using?

5.7.0

What version of Node.js are you using?

18.2.0

What operating system are you using?

macOS

What CPU architecture are you using?

Apple M1

What Node versions, OSs and CPU architectures are you building for?

node18

Describe the Bug

https://nodejs.org/api/packages.html#subpath-imports

In my application(esm), I have specified mappings to internal directories so that I can use them easily instead of specifying the full relative path.

package.json

{
  "name": "@testapp/demo",
  "main": "app.js",
  "type": "module",
  "imports": {
    "#lib/*": "./lib/*"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "DEBUG=knex:query nodemon --experimental-json-modules app",
    "start": "node --experimental-json-modules app.js"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=18.x.x"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@koa/router": "^10.1.1",
    "koa": "^2.13.4",
    "pkg": "^5.7.0"
  }
}

app.js

import 'dotenv/config';
import Koa from 'koa';
import router from '#lib/routes.js';

const app = new Koa();
app.use(router.routes());

const server = app.listen(config.port || 6001, () => {
  console.log('Example app listening at port %s', server.address().port);
});

Command: npx pkg --target node18 app.js

Result:

npx pkg --target node18 app.js
> pkg@5.7.0
> Warning Cannot find module '#lib/routes.js' from '/Users/<user>/projects/<project>/testapp/demo'  in /Users/<user>/projects/<project>/testapp/demo/app.js
> Warning Failed to make bytecode node18-arm64 for file /snapshot/demo/app.js

The application is running correctly using the npm scripts.

A binary is created but when I execute that I'm getting:

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:942
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module '/snapshot/demo/app.js'
....
....

Expected Behavior

Application correctly built

To Reproduce

• Create an imports entry in package.json
• Import something using the imports entry in the script that you are trying to compile
• Compile

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[robertsLando]

pkg doesn't support esm modules #1323

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