Describe the bug

Adding font resources that start with // in the index.html file in the root directory causes an error in the console. The error message is [vite] Pre-transform error: Failed to load url //at.alicdn.com/t/c/font_3604131_25pwmwrknp2.js (resolved id: //at.alicdn.com/t/c/font_3604131_25pwmwrknp2.js). Does the file exist?

Reproduction

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Steps to reproduce

1. Create an empty project with Vite.
2. Add <script src="//at.alicdn.com/t/c/font_3604131_25pwmwrknp2.js"></script> in the index.html file in the root directory.
3. Run npm run dev to start the development server.
4. Make changes and save them locally to trigger hot-reloading.
5. Encounter an error : [vite] Pre-transform error: Failed to load url //at.alicdn.com/t/c/font_3604131_25pwmwrknp2.js (resolved id: //at.alicdn.com/t/c/font_3604131_25pwmwrknp2.js). Does the file exist?

System Info

System:
    OS: macOS 12.4
    CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6267U CPU @ 2.90GHz
    Memory: 109.20 MB / 8.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 20.10.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.19 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 10.2.3 - /usr/local/bin/npm
    pnpm: 8.6.11 - /usr/local/bin/pnpm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 120.0.6099.71
    Safari: 15.5

Used Package Manager

npm

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