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40 changes: 40 additions & 0 deletions drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
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#include "core/config/project_settings.h"
#include "core/debugger/engine_debugger.h"
#include "core/debugger/script_debugger.h"
#include "core/string/char_utils.h"
#include "drivers/unix/dir_access_unix.h"
#include "drivers/unix/file_access_unix.h"
#include "drivers/unix/file_access_unix_pipe.h"
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}
}

int pos = 0;

while (pos < path.length()) {
int dollar = path.find_char('$', pos);
if (dollar == -1) {
break;
}

const int begin = dollar + 1;
if (begin >= path.length()) {
break;
}

if (!(is_ascii_alphabet_char(path[begin]) || is_underscore(path[begin]))) {
pos = dollar + 1;
continue;
}

int end = begin + 1;
while (end < path.length()) {
const char32_t c = path[end];

if (!(is_ascii_alphanumeric_char(c) || is_underscore(c))) {
break;
}
end++;
}

const String var_name = path.substr(begin, end - begin);
const String value = get_environment(var_name);

if (!value.is_empty()) {
path = path.substr(0, dollar) + value + path.substr(end);
pos = dollar + value.length();
} else {
pos = end;
}
}

return path;
}

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30 changes: 30 additions & 0 deletions platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -2537,6 +2537,36 @@ String OS_Windows::expand_path(const String &p_path) const {
}
}

int pos = 0;

while (true) {
int left = path.find_char('%', pos);
if (left == -1) {
break;
}

int right = path.find_char('%', left + 1);
if (right == -1) {
break;
}

String var = path.substr(left + 1, right - left - 1);

if (var.is_empty()) {
pos = right + 1;
continue;
}

String value = get_environment(var);

if (!value.is_empty()) {
path = path.substr(0, left) + value + path.substr(right + 1);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Normalize substituted path values.

Line 2563 inserts value without converting \ to /. For example, %USERPROFILE%/Projects returns a mixed-separator path, although line 2531 normalizes literal input and the ~/ branch normalizes USERPROFILE. Normalize value before concatenation.

Proposed fix 
-			path = path.substr(0, left) + value + path.substr(right + 1);
+			path = path.substr(0, left) + value.replace_char('\\', '/') + path.substr(right + 1);
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path = path.substr(0, left) + value + path.substr(right + 1);
path = path.substr(0, left) + value.replace_char('\\', '/') + path.substr(right + 1);
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In `@platform/windows/os_windows.cpp` at line 2563, Normalize the substituted
value before rebuilding the path in the variable-expansion logic around the path
replacement statement, converting backslashes to forward slashes to match the
existing normalization applied to literal input and USERPROFILE-derived paths.

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pos = left + value.length();
} else {
pos = right + 1;
}
}

return path;
}

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