Merge pull request #719 from xylar/fix-abs-path-in-config-bug

Fix conversion to absolute paths in config files
MPAS-Dev · Oct 16, 2023 · 3695a39 · 3695a39
2 parents ddbe352 + e5c45a9
commit 3695a39
Showing 1 changed file with 5 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/compass/config.py b/compass/config.py
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@ def _ensure_absolute_paths(self):
             if not config.has_section(section):
                 continue
             for option, value in config.items(section):
-                value = os.path.abspath(value)
-                config.set(section, option, value)
+                # not safe to make paths that start with other config options
+                # into absolute paths
+                if not value.startswith('$'):
+                    value = os.path.abspath(value)
+                    config.set(section, option, value)