# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix Windows path separator mismatch in desktop tests

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a test assertion in desktop-builder tests that uses POSIX-style path separators, causing failures on Windows. The proposed fixes normalize or adapt path matching to handle both POSIX and Windows separators.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #125200. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #125200 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-125200`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.40`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #125139: tests-js/desktop-builder.test.mjs: \`--icons\` assertion matches a POSIX path, so it always fails on Windows

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125200: test(desktop): match the desktop.mjs compile step with native path separators**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `tests-js/desktop-builder.test.mjs`
- **#125193: fix(tests): match the desktop compiler script across path separators on Windows**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#125196: test(desktop): normalize Windows paths in desktop-builder compiler matcher**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#125193`, `#125193`, `#125195`
- **#125225: test(desktop): match desktop compiler arg with either path separator**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #125200 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.