Revert "Merge pull request #1901 from opscode/dont-prepend-to-relative-paths"

This reverts commit 1241ea6f9866d0e61d11129bb32e5fc96cd2bac0, reversing
changes made to 34d956c6b96087e6ca4bfbc9080037ded481709d.

Conflicts:
	spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
	spec/functional/resource/link_spec.rb
	spec/unit/provider/link_spec.rb

4 files changed, 27 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/link.rb b/lib/chef/provider/link.rb
index 417d6a21b0..c811c13cdf 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/link.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/link.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       def canonicalize(path)
-        Chef::Util::PathHelper.canonical_path(path)
+        Chef::Platform.windows? ? path.gsub('/', '\\') : path
       end
 
       def action_create
diff --git a/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb b/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb
index da9713e119..7a8dafd8b5 100644
--- a/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb
@@ -459,7 +459,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI DeviceIoControl(
         # to be passed to the *W vesion of WinAPI File
         # functions
         def encode_path(path)
-          Chef::Util::PathHelper.canonical_path(path).to_wstring
+          (path_prepender << path.gsub(::File::SEPARATOR, ::File::ALT_SEPARATOR)).to_wstring
+        end
+
+        def path_prepender
+          "\\\\?\\"
         end
 
         # retrieves a file search handle and passes it
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/link_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/link_spec.rb
index b4c6412e5d..209002b400 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/link_spec.rb
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
     end
   end
 
-  def paths_eql?(path1, path2)
-    Chef::Util::PathHelper.paths_eql?(path1, path2)
+  def canonicalize(path)
+    windows? ? path.gsub('/', '\\') : path
   end
 
   def symlink(a, b)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
 
         it 'links to the target file' do
           expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-          expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), to)).to be_truthy
+          expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(to))
         end
         it 'marks the resource updated' do
           expect(resource).to be_updated
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
 
         it 'leaves the file linked' do
           expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-          expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), to)).to be_truthy
+          expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(to))
         end
         it 'does not mark the resource updated' do
           expect(resource).not_to be_updated
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             before(:each) do
               symlink(to, target_file)
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), to)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(to))
             end
             include_context 'create symbolic link is noop'
             include_context 'delete succeeds'
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
               File.open(@other_target, 'w') { |file| file.write('eek') }
               symlink(@other_target, target_file)
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
             end
             after(:each) do
               File.delete(@other_target)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
               nonexistent = File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname('nonexistent_spec'))
               symlink(nonexistent, target_file)
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), nonexistent)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(nonexistent))
             end
             include_context 'create symbolic link succeeds'
             include_context 'delete succeeds'
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             File.open(@other_target, "w") { |file| file.write("eek") }
             symlink(@other_target, to)
             expect(symlink?(to)).to be_truthy
-            expect(paths_eql?(readlink(to), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+            expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
           end
           after(:each) do
             File.delete(@other_target)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             @other_target = File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname("other_spec"))
             symlink(@other_target, to)
             expect(symlink?(to)).to be_truthy
-            expect(paths_eql?(readlink(to), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+            expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
           end
           context 'and the link does not yet exist' do
             include_context 'create symbolic link succeeds'
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             before(:each) do
               symlink(to, target_file)
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), to)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(to))
             end
             include_context 'create symbolic link is noop'
             include_context 'delete succeeds'
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             before(:each) do
               symlink(absolute_to, target_file)
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), absolute_to)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(absolute_to))
             end
             include_context 'create symbolic link succeeds'
             include_context 'delete succeeds'
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
           before(:each) do
             symlink(to, target_file)
             expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-            expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), to)).to be_truthy
+            expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(to))
           end
           include_context 'create hard link succeeds'
           it_behaves_like 'delete errors out'
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             File.open(@other_target, "w") { |file| file.write("eek") }
             symlink(@other_target, to)
             expect(symlink?(to)).to be_truthy
-            expect(paths_eql?(readlink(to), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+            expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
           end
           after(:each) do
             File.delete(@other_target)
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
               # OS X gets angry about this sort of link.  Bug in OS X, IMO.
               pending('OS X/FreeBSD/AIX symlink? and readlink working on hard links to symlinks') if (os_x? or freebsd? or aix?)
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
             end
             include_context 'delete is noop'
           end
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
             @other_target = File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname("other_spec"))
             symlink(@other_target, to)
             expect(symlink?(to)).to be_truthy
-            expect(paths_eql?(readlink(to), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+            expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
           end
           context 'and the link does not yet exist' do
             it 'links to the target file' do
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link do
                 expect(File.exists?(target_file)).to be_falsey
               end
               expect(symlink?(target_file)).to be_truthy
-              expect(paths_eql?(readlink(target_file), @other_target)).to be_truthy
+              expect(readlink(target_file)).to eq(canonicalize(@other_target))
             end
             include_context 'delete is noop'
           end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/link_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/link_spec.rb
index ab5b439eac..0f95ce997e 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/link_spec.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link, :not_supported_on_win2k3 do
     result
   end
 
-  def paths_eql?(path1, path2)
-    Chef::Util::PathHelper.paths_eql?(path1, path2)
+  def canonicalize(path)
+    Chef::Platform.windows? ? path.gsub('/', '\\') : path
   end
 
   describe "when the target is a symlink" do
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link, :not_supported_on_win2k3 do
         expect(provider.current_resource.link_type).to eq(:symbolic)
       end
       it "should update the source of the existing link with the links target" do
-        expect(paths_eql?(provider.current_resource.to, "#{CHEF_SPEC_DATA}/fofile")).to be_truthy
+        expect(provider.current_resource.to).to  eq(canonicalize("#{CHEF_SPEC_DATA}/fofile"))
       end
       it "should set the owner" do
         expect(provider.current_resource.owner).to eq(501)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link, :not_supported_on_win2k3 do
         expect(provider.current_resource.link_type).to eq(:symbolic)
       end
       it "should update the source of the existing link to the link's target" do
-        expect(paths_eql?(provider.current_resource.to, "#{CHEF_SPEC_DATA}/fofile")).to be_truthy
+        expect(provider.current_resource.to).to eq(canonicalize("#{CHEF_SPEC_DATA}/fofile"))
       end
       it "should not set the owner" do
         expect(provider.current_resource.owner).to be_nil
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Link, :not_supported_on_win2k3 do
         expect(provider.current_resource.link_type).to eq(:hard)
       end
       it "should update the source of the existing link to the link's target" do
-        expect(paths_eql?(provider.current_resource.to, "#{CHEF_SPEC_DATA}/fofile")).to be_truthy
+        expect(provider.current_resource.to).to eq(canonicalize("#{CHEF_SPEC_DATA}/fofile"))
       end
       it "should not set the owner" do
         expect(provider.current_resource.owner).to eq(nil)