Function normalizePathForComparison

source code/utils/file.ts:567–579

(filePath: string)

 * case-insensitive comparison.
 */
export function normalizePathForComparison(filePath: string): string {
  // Use path.normalize() to clean up redundant separators and resolve . and ..
  let normalized = normalize(filePath)

  // On Windows, normalize for case-insensitive comparison:
  // - Convert forward slashes to backslashes (path.normalize only does this on actual Windows)
  // - Convert to lowercase (Windows paths are case-insensitive)
  if (getPlatform() === 'windows') {
    normalized = normalized.replace(/\//g, '\\').toLowerCase()
  }

  return normalized
}

/**
 * Compare two file paths for equality, handling Windows case-insensitivity.