From e3fda7d7e77fe29404d192ca0af6f3e84ba8ccb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Delyan Angelov <delian66@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:36:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] checker: expand @VEXEROOT, @VMODROOT, DIR, $d(), $env()
 inside $embed_file(path) too (#26319)

---
 vlib/v/checker/checker.v                      | 81 +++++++++----------
 vlib/v/checker/comptime.v                     |  3 +
 .../tests/embed_v_logo_using_vexeroot_test.v  |  5 ++
 3 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/embed_file/tests/embed_v_logo_using_vexeroot_test.v

diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 43d277f3e..46cab1265 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -3003,47 +3003,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) hash_stmt(mut node ast.HashStmt) {
 			if flag == 'flag' { // Checks for empty flag
 				c.error('no argument(s) provided for #flag', node.pos)
 			}
-			if flag.contains('@VROOT') {
-				// c.note(checker.vroot_is_deprecated_message, node.pos)
-				flag = util.resolve_vmodroot(flag.replace('@VROOT', '@VMODROOT'), c.file.path) or {
-					c.error(err.msg(), node.pos)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			if flag.contains('@DIR') {
-				// expand `@DIR` to its absolute path
-				flag = flag.replace('@DIR', c.dir_path())
-			}
-			if flag.contains('@VEXEROOT') {
-				// expand `@VEXEROOT` to its absolute path
-				flag = flag.replace('@VEXEROOT', c.pref.vroot)
-			}
-			if flag.contains('@VMODROOT') {
-				flag = util.resolve_vmodroot(flag, c.file.path) or {
-					c.error(err.msg(), node.pos)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			if flag.contains('\$env(') {
-				flag = util.resolve_env_value(flag, true) or {
-					c.error(err.msg(), node.pos)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			if flag.contains('\$d(') {
-				flag = util.resolve_d_value(c.pref.compile_values, flag) or {
-					c.error(err.msg(), node.pos)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			for deprecated in ['@VMOD', '@VMODULE', '@VPATH', '@VLIB_PATH'] {
-				if flag.contains(deprecated) {
-					if !flag.contains('@VMODROOT') {
-						c.error('${deprecated} had been deprecated, use @VMODROOT instead.',
-							node.pos)
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			flag = c.resolve_pseudo_variables(flag, node.pos) or { return }
 			c.table.parse_cflag(flag, c.mod, c.pref.compile_defines_all) or {
 				c.error(err.msg(), node.pos)
 			}
@@ -3065,6 +3025,45 @@ fn (mut c Checker) hash_stmt(mut node ast.HashStmt) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut c Checker) resolve_pseudo_variables(oflag string, pos token.Pos) ?string {
+	mut flag := oflag
+	if flag.contains('@VEXEROOT') {
+		// expand `@VEXEROOT` to its absolute path
+		flag = flag.replace('@VEXEROOT', c.pref.vroot)
+	}
+	if flag.contains('@VMODROOT') {
+		flag = util.resolve_vmodroot(flag, c.file.path) or {
+			c.error(err.msg(), pos)
+			return none
+		}
+	}
+	if flag.contains('@DIR') {
+		// expand `@DIR` to its absolute path
+		flag = flag.replace('@DIR', c.dir_path())
+	}
+	if flag.contains('\$env(') {
+		flag = util.resolve_env_value(flag, true) or {
+			c.error(err.msg(), pos)
+			return none
+		}
+	}
+	if flag.contains('\$d(') {
+		flag = util.resolve_d_value(c.pref.compile_values, flag) or {
+			c.error(err.msg(), pos)
+			return none
+		}
+	}
+	for deprecated in ['@VMOD', '@VMODULE', '@VPATH', '@VLIB_PATH'] {
+		if flag.contains(deprecated) {
+			if !flag.contains('@VMODROOT') {
+				c.error('${deprecated} had been deprecated, use @VMODROOT instead.', pos)
+				return none
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return flag
+}
+
 fn (mut c Checker) import_stmt(node ast.Import) {
 	if node.mod == 'x.vweb' && !c.shown_xvweb_deprecation {
 		println('`x.vweb` is now `veb`. The module is no longer experimental. Simply `import veb` instead of `import x.vweb`.')
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
index 29eb015a3..68a42b15a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ fn (mut c Checker) comptime_call(mut node ast.ComptimeCall) ast.Type {
 					node.pos)
 				return ast.string_type
 			}
+			escaped_path = c.resolve_pseudo_variables(escaped_path, node.pos) or {
+				return ast.string_type
+			}
 			abs_path := os.real_path(escaped_path)
 			// check absolute path first
 			if !os.exists(abs_path) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/embed_file/tests/embed_v_logo_using_vexeroot_test.v b/vlib/v/embed_file/tests/embed_v_logo_using_vexeroot_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b726a093b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/embed_file/tests/embed_v_logo_using_vexeroot_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn test_logo_can_be_embedded_using_a_path_with_vexeroot() {
+	logo := $embed_file('@VEXEROOT/examples/assets/logo.png')
+	assert unsafe { logo.data().vbytes(4) } == [u8(0x89), `P`, `N`, `G`]
+	assert logo.len > 1000
+}
-- 
2.39.5