@dalias @notclacke @hipsterelectron Windows drives are the source of so much inconsistency! They really should've gotten rid of this nonsense. DOS compatibility is already all over the place anyway.
Besides the whole "absolute" path with additional state nonsense, there's also the whole thing with inconsistent working directory handling, where they inject messed up pseudo env vars to keep behaviour "compatible" with DOS. That's a fun one to look into, for anyone wanting to be *more* horrified.