Use path/filepath package methods for file system path for windows compatibility
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Description
path package methods are used for URL and unix specific paths and might cause error on windows.
filepath methods are cross platform and more consistent with the code.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the repository for uses of Go's path package in filesystem-related code, then inspect the surrounding path handling and any existing Windows-specific tests. Replace only filesystem path operations that require filepath semantics, and verify that the affected tests and Windows compatibility checks pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100