Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
Bug FixesKind: in v2.1.274,
Bug FixesSection of the release
What
The internal function that converts file:// URLs into filesystem paths now also accepts plain paths that already start with /, as long as they aren't already recognized in another form, rather than requiring a full file: URI.
Why
This means code paths that expect a file: URL will now also correctly handle a bare absolute path being passed in, instead of failing or mishandling it.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed clickable links to local file paths doing nothing in VS Code and other terminals that require a file:// URI
