No polyfill entry breaks $localize. #27786
Description
Which @angular/* package(s) are the source of the bug?
core, localize
Is this a regression?
No
Description
In zoneless mode (i.e. with provideExperimentalZonelessChangeDetection() and without the zone.js polyfill), as soon as an i18n attibute is present in a template, an error is displayed about $localize() not being loaded, even after having executed ng add @angular/localize.
Please provide a link to a minimal reproduction of the bug
No response
Please provide the exception or error you saw
Error: It looks like your application or one of its dependencies is using i18n.
Angular 9 introduced a global `$localize()` function that needs to be loaded.
Please run `ng add @angular/localize` from the Angular CLI.
(For non-CLI projects, add `import '@angular/localize/init';` to your `polyfills.ts` file.
For server-side rendering applications add the import to your `main.server.ts` file.)
Please provide the environment you discovered this bug in (run ng version)
Angular CLI: 18.0.2
Node: 20.12.2
Package Manager: npm 10.5.0
OS: darwin x64
Angular: 18.0.1
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... localize, platform-browser, platform-browser-dynamic, router
Package Version
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@angular-devkit/architect 0.1800.2
@angular-devkit/build-angular 18.0.2
@angular-devkit/core 18.0.2
@angular-devkit/schematics 18.0.2
@angular/cli 18.0.2
@schematics/angular 18.0.2
rxjs 7.8.1
typescript 5.4.5
zone.js 0.14.6
Anything else?
Adding the explicit import mentioned in the error message to the main.ts file, or adding @angular/localize/init to the polyfill, fixes the issue.