lineInfoObj (and check, expect) now return absolute paths (#8466)

changelog.md

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 - The dot style for import paths (e.g ``import path.to.module`` instead of
   ``import path/to/module``) has been deprecated.
 
-
 #### Breaking changes in the standard library
 
 - ``re.split`` for empty regular expressions now yields every character in
@@ -61,6 +60,8 @@
   1-based coordinates on POSIX for correct behaviour; the Windows behaviour
   was always correct).
 
+- ``lineInfoObj`` now returns absolute path instead of project path.
+  It's used by ``lineInfo``, ``check``, ``expect``, ``require``, etc.
 
 #### Breaking changes in the compiler
 

compiler/vm.nim

@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
     of opcNGetFile:
       decodeB(rkNode)
       let n = regs[rb].node
-      regs[ra].node = newStrNode(nkStrLit, toFilename(c.config, n.info))
+      regs[ra].node = newStrNode(nkStrLit, toFullPath(c.config, n.info))
       regs[ra].node.info = n.info
       regs[ra].node.typ = n.typ
     of opcNGetLine:

lib/core/macros.nim

@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ proc getColumn(arg: NimNode): int {.magic: "NLineInfo", noSideEffect.}
 proc getFile(arg: NimNode): string {.magic: "NLineInfo", noSideEffect.}
 
 proc lineInfoObj*(n: NimNode): LineInfo {.compileTime.} =
+  ## returns ``LineInfo`` of ``n``, using absolute path for ``filename``
   result.filename = n.getFile
   result.line = n.getLine
   result.column = n.getColumn