fixes #6939

lib/pure/os.nim

@@ -139,10 +139,15 @@ proc findExe*(exe: string, followSymlinks: bool = true;
   ## is added the `ExeExts <#ExeExts>`_ file extensions if it has none.
   ## If the system supports symlinks it also resolves them until it
   ## meets the actual file. This behavior can be disabled if desired.
-  for ext in extensions:
-    result = addFileExt(exe, ext)
-    if existsFile(result): return
-  var path = string(getEnv("PATH"))
+  template checkCurrentDir() =
+    for ext in extensions:
+      result = addFileExt(exe, ext)
+      if existsFile(result): return
+  when defined(posix):
+    if '/' in exe: checkCurrentDir()
+  else:
+    checkCurrentDir()
+  let path = string(getEnv("PATH"))
   for candidate in split(path, PathSep):
     when defined(windows):
       var x = (if candidate[0] == '"' and candidate[^1] == '"':
@@ -824,7 +829,7 @@ iterator walkDir*(dir: string; relative=false): tuple[kind: PathComponent, path:
 
 iterator walkDirRec*(dir: string, yieldFilter = {pcFile},
                      followFilter = {pcDir}): string {.tags: [ReadDirEffect].} =
-  ## Recursively walks over the directory `dir` and yields for each file 
+  ## Recursively walks over the directory `dir` and yields for each file
   ## or directory in `dir`.
   ## The full path for each file or directory is returned.
   ## **Warning**: