compilePackages: commander throws TypeError: undefined is not a constructor

[proggeramlug]

Perry: origin/main @ a674b6e (v0.5.1167) · macOS arm64
Setup: package compiled natively via perry.compilePackages (perry.allow.compilePackages: ["*"])
Build/run: perry repro.ts -o out && ./out

(Found via an internal real-package stress run — importing the real package and exercising it.)

Bug

Importing commander and constructing/using new Command() throws TypeError: undefined is not a constructor.

Repro

import { Command } from 'commander';

const program = new Command();
program.name('demo').option('-v, --verbose').argument('<file>');
program.parse(['node', 'x', 'in.txt', '-v']);
console.log(program.args[0], JSON.stringify(program.opts()));

Expected (Node)

in.txt {"verbose":true}

Actual (Perry)

TypeError: undefined is not a constructor

[proggeramlug]

Reopening — re-verified on origin/main @ a1d9ce6 (v0.5.1174).

This was resolved by routing commander to its native shim (#5183: native-shim packages kept off the compilePackages wildcard), and via the shim it works correctly. But the underlying bug — compiling commander's real source — still reproduces. That matters for the "natively compile the whole dependency tree" goal, where the shim isn't the intended end state.

Repro (both paths)

import { Command } from 'commander';
const program = new Command();
program.name('demo').option('-v, --verbose').argument('<file>');
program.parse(['node', 'x', 'in.txt', '-v']);
console.log(program.args[0], JSON.stringify(program.opts()));

Shim path — commander resolved from node_modules, not in compilePackages:

in.txt {"verbose":true}        ✅ correct

Source-compile path — package.json has perry.compilePackages: ["commander"] + perry.allow.compilePackages: ["*"]:

TypeError: undefined is not a constructor   ❌

Expected (Node)

in.txt {"verbose":true}

So: keep closed if the shim is the accepted answer; reopening because force-compiling commander's source is still broken and that's the direction the native-compile work is heading.