pnpm install + pnpm dev fails out of the box on Linux (esbuild + lightningcss)

首先，在 Linux 上使用列出的 Node 和 pnpm 版本复现文档中的 scaffold 命令，然后检查生成项目的依赖项和 dev-server 入口点。将 pnpm 的安装路径与报告中的 npm 变通方案进行比较，并验证全新的 scaffold 是否可以使用 pnpm 安装和启动，且不会出现这两个 native-module 错误中的任何一个。

Which project does this relate to?

Create Tanstack App

Describe the bug

A freshly scaffolded TanStack Start project fails immediately with two consecutive
errors when using pnpm on Linux. No modifications were made to the project.

Your Example Website or App

Fresh scaffold via: pnpm create @tanstack/start@latest No modifications made. Reproducible on any Linux x64 machine with pnpm.

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

1. pnpm create @tanstack/start@latest
2. cd
3. pnpm install
4. pnpm dev

Expected behavior

The dev server starts successfully after a fresh install.

Screenshots or Videos

No response

Platform

• OS: Linux x64 (Ubuntu)
• Node: v22.22.0
• pnpm: v10.30.1
• @tanstack/react-start: 1.162.4

Additional context

Two errors occur in sequence:

Error 1 — esbuild postinstall fails:
The scaffold pins esbuild@0.27.3 directly in dependencies. This version has a
broken postinstall script that fails with:
Error: Expected "0.27.3" but got ""

Error 2 — lightningcss native binary missing (after removing esbuild from
dependencies):
pnpm's strict symlinking means lightningcss-linux-x64-gnu binary never gets
linked into lightningcss's node/ directory:
Error: Cannot find module '../lightningcss.linux-x64-gnu.node'

Workaround: using npm install instead of pnpm works without issues.