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`file!()` returns incorrect `Path`s on WASM target built on Windows.

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Description

Here is a minimal reproducible example: https://github.com/andriyDev/wasm-path-error

The file!() macro produces nonsensical paths for WASM built on Windows.

On Windows, file!() in src/lib.rs produces src\\lib.rs with the components ["src", "lib.rs"].

I would expect file!() to produce the same set of components on WASM. However, on WASM built on Windows, file!() in src/lib.rs produces src\\lib.rs with the components ["src\\lib.rs"].

It seems that the path is not translated appropriately from Windows to WASM.

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rustc --version --verbose:

rustc 1.85.0 (4d91de4e4 2025-02-17)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 4d91de4e48198da2e33413efdcd9cd2cc0c46688
commit-date: 2025-02-17
host: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
release: 1.85.0
LLVM version: 19.1.7
Additional Context

This is relevant for https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/14246. We are using the file path to refer to an asset in the src directory, but due to the incorrect components, we can't remove the src prefix.

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Research direction

Start with the linked minimal reproduction and run the file!() case from src/lib.rs on a Windows-built WASM target, comparing its path components with the native result. Trace the file!() macro's handling of the emitted path across the Windows-to-WASM boundary. Done means the WASM result has separate src and lib.rs components, matching the expected behavior.

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Tech stack
rust, wasm
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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