From 67e0f8931a2a9ea21185fb0abe70dd28dfc2a42a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude Bot <claude-bot@bun.sh>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:58:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(install): follow symlinks when resolving workspace glob
 patterns

When using glob patterns like `./*` or `packages/*` in the workspaces array,
symlinked directories pointing to packages outside the monorepo were not
being discovered. This was because the GlobWalker was initialized with
`follow_symlinks: false`.

This change enables symlink following in the workspace glob walker, allowing
workspace packages that are symlinks to be properly discovered and resolved.

Fixes #25801

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/install/lockfile/Package/WorkspaceMap.zig |  2 +-
 test/regression/issue/25801.test.ts           | 96 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 test/regression/issue/25801.test.ts

diff --git a/src/install/lockfile/Package/WorkspaceMap.zig b/src/install/lockfile/Package/WorkspaceMap.zig
index 8003cd5dfb..a802406dd5 100644
--- a/src/install/lockfile/Package/WorkspaceMap.zig
+++ b/src/install/lockfile/Package/WorkspaceMap.zig
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn processNamesArray(
             var walker: GlobWalker = .{};
             var cwd = bun.path.dirname(source.path.text, .auto);
             cwd = if (bun.strings.eql(cwd, "")) bun.fs.FileSystem.instance.top_level_dir else cwd;
-            if ((try walker.initWithCwd(&arena, glob_pattern, cwd, false, false, false, false, true)).asErr()) |e| {
+            if ((try walker.initWithCwd(&arena, glob_pattern, cwd, false, false, true, false, true)).asErr()) |e| {
                 log.addErrorFmt(
                     source,
                     loc,
diff --git a/test/regression/issue/25801.test.ts b/test/regression/issue/25801.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b85988b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/issue/25801.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/25801
+// Workspace packages that are symlinks to directories outside the monorepo
+// should be discovered during `bun install` when using glob patterns.
+
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { symlinkSync } from "fs";
+import { bunEnv, bunExe, tempDir } from "harness";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+test("workspace glob patterns should follow symlinks to external directories", async () => {
+  // Create a temporary directory for the external package (outside the monorepo)
+  using externalPkgDir = tempDir("external-pkg", {
+    "package.json": JSON.stringify({
+      name: "backend",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Create the monorepo with a glob pattern in workspaces
+  using monorepoDir = tempDir("monorepo", {
+    "package.json": JSON.stringify({
+      name: "monorepo-test",
+      workspaces: ["./*"],
+      dependencies: {
+        backend: "workspace:*",
+      },
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Create a symlink inside the monorepo pointing to the external package
+  symlinkSync(String(externalPkgDir), join(String(monorepoDir), "backend"));
+
+  // Run bun install
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "install"],
+    cwd: String(monorepoDir),
+    env: bunEnv,
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  // Should not fail with "Workspace dependency 'backend' not found"
+  expect(stderr).not.toContain("Workspace dependency");
+  expect(stderr).not.toContain("not found");
+
+  // Should succeed
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+});
+
+test("workspace glob patterns should follow symlinks in packages directory", async () => {
+  // Create an external package to be symlinked
+  using externalPkgDir = tempDir("external-alias-pkg", {
+    "package.json": JSON.stringify({
+      name: "pkg-alias",
+      version: "2.0.0",
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Create a monorepo with packages/* glob pattern
+  using monorepoDir = tempDir("monorepo-internal", {
+    "package.json": JSON.stringify({
+      name: "monorepo-internal",
+      workspaces: ["packages/*"],
+      dependencies: {
+        "pkg-alias": "workspace:*",
+      },
+    }),
+    "packages/real-pkg/package.json": JSON.stringify({
+      name: "real-pkg",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Create a symlink to the external package inside packages/
+  symlinkSync(String(externalPkgDir), join(String(monorepoDir), "packages", "pkg-alias"));
+
+  // Run bun install
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "install"],
+    cwd: String(monorepoDir),
+    env: bunEnv,
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  // Should not fail with workspace dependency errors
+  expect(stderr).not.toContain("Workspace dependency");
+  expect(stderr).not.toContain("not found");
+
+  // Should succeed
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+});