From 5aca9bf16aff8323009b11137c4e998315128d1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lorenz Leutgeb <lorenz.leutgeb@radicle.xyz>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:52:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] cli-test: Refactor Path Handling

In the previous refactoring in commit `4894657b`, the order of entries
in `$PATH` was changed unintentionally. Revisit the order and use
nicer APIs to handle paths.
---
 crates/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs | 31 +++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs b/crates/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs
index df15c842..e6e9298a 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync;
-use std::{env, ffi, fs, io, mem};
+use std::{env, fs, io, mem};
 
 use snapbox::cmd::{Command, OutputAssert};
 use snapbox::{Assert, Substitutions};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-#[cfg(windows)]
-const PATH_SEPARATOR: char = ';';
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
-const PATH_SEPARATOR: char = ':';
-
 /// Used to ensure the build task is only run once.
 static BUILD: sync::Once = sync::Once::new();
 
@@ -462,11 +457,7 @@ impl TestFormula {
                     vec![]
                 };
 
-                let bins = bins(self.cwd.clone())
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|p| p.as_os_str())
-                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                    .join(ffi::OsStr::new(&PATH_SEPARATOR.to_string()));
+                let bins = std::env::join_paths(bins(self.cwd.clone())).unwrap();
 
                 let command = Command::new(cmd.clone())
                     .env_clear()
@@ -531,12 +522,14 @@ impl TestFormula {
     }
 }
 
-/// Get the list of binary paths to use as `PATH` for the tests,
+/// Get the list of binary paths to use as `$PATH` for the tests,
 /// starting with the current working directory.
 fn bins(cwd: PathBuf) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
-    let mut bins: Vec<PathBuf> = env::var("PATH")
-        .map(|env_path| env_path.split(PATH_SEPARATOR).map(PathBuf::from).collect())
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let mut bins: Vec<PathBuf> = Vec::new();
+
+    // Add current working directory to `$PATH`,
+    // this makes it more convenient to execute scripts during testing.
+    bins.push(cwd);
 
     if let Ok(manifest_dir) = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR") {
         let profile = cfg!(debug_assertions)
@@ -551,6 +544,11 @@ fn bins(cwd: PathBuf) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         )
     }
 
+    // Add the "real" `$PATH`.
+    if let Ok(path) = env::var("PATH") {
+        bins.extend(env::split_paths(&path));
+    }
+
     #[cfg(windows)]
     {
         // Radicle CLI tests rely on various Unix coreutils
@@ -562,9 +560,6 @@ fn bins(cwd: PathBuf) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         bins.push(PathBuf::from(r#"C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"#));
     }
 
-    // Add current working directory to `$PATH`,
-    // this makes it more convenient to execute scripts during testing.
-    bins.push(cwd);
     bins
 }