fixes #22001 (#22177)

* fixes #22001

* added test case

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/arc/tmove_regression.nim b/tests/arc/tmove_regression.nim
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+discard """
+  output: '''/1/2
+/1
+/
+'''
+""""
+
+# bug #22001
+
+import std / [os, strutils]
+
+proc finOp2(path, name: string): (string, File) = # Find & open FIRST `name`
+  var current = path
+  while true:
+    if current.isRootDir: break # <- current=="" => current.isRootDir
+    current = current.parentDir
+    let dir = current
+    echo dir.replace('\\', '/')  # Commenting out try/except below hides bug
+    try: result[0] = dir/name; result[1] = open(result[0]); return
+    except CatchableError: discard
+
+discard finOp2("/1/2/3", "4")  # All same if this->inside a proc