Rust-GCC / Rust-GCC/gccrs

`file!()` builtin macro does not work properly on Windows/wine

Open
#2,816 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug windows/wine
Dominant language
C++
Stars
2.9k
Forks
231
Avg merge
20h 2m
Merged PRs (30d)
66

Description

the string resulting from calling file!() on windows/wine platforms gets truncated, it seems after the first letter of the path. it might be a memory corruption issue we're hitting

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no source file or test; start by reproducing the file!() expansion on Windows or Wine and trace where the resulting path string is truncated. Done means file!() preserves the complete path on those platforms without memory corruption.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.