Tracking Issue for Path::absolute
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Description
Feature gate: #![feature(path_absolute_method)]
This is a tracking issue for Path::absolute(), a convenience method on Path that delegates to the free function std::path::absolute(). This mirrors the existing pattern of Path::canonicalize() delegating to fs::canonicalize().
Public API
// std::path
impl Path {
pub fn absolute(&self) -> io::Result<PathBuf>;
}
Steps / History
(Remember to update the S-tracking-* label when checking boxes.)
- Implementation: #153272
- Final comment period (FCP)^1
- Stabilization PR
Unresolved Questions
- None yet.
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
Start by reviewing the feature-gated API description and the implementation linked in #153272. Then follow the stabilization guide linked in the issue for the final comment period and stabilization PR. The tracking issue is complete when all checklist items are resolved and its status label is updated.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100