Don't canonicalize paths to user requirements

crates/distribution-types/src/lib.rs

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use distribution_filename::{DistExtension, SourceDistExtension, WheelFilename};
 use pep440_rs::Version;
 use pep508_rs::{Pep508Url, VerbatimUrl};
 use pypi_types::{ParsedUrl, VerbatimParsedUrl};
+use uv_fs::normalize_absolute_path;
 use uv_git::GitUrl;
 use uv_normalize::PackageName;
 
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ pub struct DirectUrlBuiltDist {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash)]
 pub struct PathBuiltDist {
     pub filename: WheelFilename,
-    /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the wheel which we use for installing.
+    /// The absolute path to the wheel which we use for installing.
     pub install_path: PathBuf,
     /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the wheel
     /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ pub struct GitSourceDist {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash)]
 pub struct PathSourceDist {
     pub name: PackageName,
-    /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the distribution which we use for installing.
+    /// The absolute path to the distribution which we use for installing.
     pub install_path: PathBuf,
     /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the distribution
     /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ pub struct PathSourceDist {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash)]
 pub struct DirectorySourceDist {
     pub name: PackageName,
-    /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the distribution which we use for installing.
+    /// The absolute path to the distribution which we use for installing.
     pub install_path: PathBuf,
     /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the distribution
     /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables
@@ -371,14 +372,16 @@ impl Dist {
         lock_path: &Path,
         ext: DistExtension,
     ) -> Result<Dist, Error> {
-        // Store the canonicalized path, which also serves to validate that it exists.
-        let install_path = match install_path.canonicalize() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()));
-            }
-            Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
-        };
+        // Convert to an absolute path.
+        let install_path = std::path::absolute(install_path)?;
+
+        // Normalize the path.
+        let install_path = normalize_absolute_path(&install_path)?;
+
+        // Validate that the path exists.
+        if !install_path.exists() {
+            return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()));
+        }
 
         // Determine whether the path represents a built or source distribution.
         match ext {
@@ -417,14 +420,16 @@ impl Dist {
         lock_path: &Path,
         editable: bool,
     ) -> Result<Dist, Error> {
-        // Store the canonicalized path, which also serves to validate that it exists.
-        let install_path = match install_path.canonicalize() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()));
-            }
-            Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
-        };
+        // Convert to an absolute path.
+        let install_path = std::path::absolute(install_path)?;
+
+        // Normalize the path.
+        let install_path = normalize_absolute_path(&install_path)?;
+
+        // Validate that the path exists.
+        if !install_path.exists() {
+            return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()));
+        }
 
         // Determine whether the path represents an archive or a directory.
         Ok(Self::Source(SourceDist::Directory(DirectorySourceDist {

crates/pep508-rs/src/verbatim_url.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 
-use uv_fs::{normalize_absolute_path, normalize_url_path, Simplified};
+use uv_fs::{normalize_absolute_path, normalize_url_path};
 
 use crate::Pep508Url;
 
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ impl VerbatimUrl {
     pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self, VerbatimUrlError> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
 
-        // Normalize the path (and canonicalize it, if possible).
-        let path = match path.simple_canonicalize() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(_) => normalize_absolute_path(path)
-                .map_err(|err| VerbatimUrlError::Normalization(path.to_path_buf(), err))?,
-        };
+        // Normalize the path.
+        let path = normalize_absolute_path(path)
+            .map_err(|err| VerbatimUrlError::Normalization(path.to_path_buf(), err))?;
 
         // Extract the fragment, if it exists.
         let (path, fragment) = split_fragment(&path);
@@ -90,12 +87,8 @@ impl VerbatimUrl {
             base_dir.as_ref().join(path)
         };
 
-        // Normalize the path (and canonicalize it, if possible).
-        let path = match path.simple_canonicalize() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(_) => normalize_absolute_path(&path)
-                .map_err(|err| VerbatimUrlError::Normalization(path.clone(), err))?,
-        };
+        let path = normalize_absolute_path(&path)
+            .map_err(|err| VerbatimUrlError::Normalization(path.clone(), err))?;
 
         // Extract the fragment, if it exists.
         let (path, fragment) = split_fragment(&path);
@@ -123,12 +116,9 @@ impl VerbatimUrl {
             return Err(VerbatimUrlError::WorkingDirectory(path.to_path_buf()));
         };
 
-        // Normalize the path (and canonicalize it, if possible).
-        let path = match path.simple_canonicalize() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(_) => normalize_absolute_path(&path)
-                .map_err(|_| VerbatimUrlError::WorkingDirectory(path))?,
-        };
+        // Normalize the path.
+        let path = normalize_absolute_path(&path)
+            .map_err(|err| VerbatimUrlError::Normalization(path.clone(), err))?;
 
         // Extract the fragment, if it exists.
         let (path, fragment) = split_fragment(&path);

crates/pypi-types/src/parsed_url.rs

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl ParsedUrl {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Hash, Ord)]
 pub struct ParsedPathUrl {
     pub url: Url,
-    /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the distribution which we use for installing.
+    /// The absolute path to the distribution which we use for installing.
     pub install_path: PathBuf,
     /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the distribution
     /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl ParsedPathUrl {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Hash, Ord)]
 pub struct ParsedDirectoryUrl {
     pub url: Url,
-    /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the distribution which we use for installing.
+    /// The absolute path to the distribution which we use for installing.
     pub install_path: PathBuf,
     /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the distribution
     /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables

crates/pypi-types/src/requirement.rs

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ pub enum RequirementSource {
     /// be a binary distribution (a `.whl` file) or a source distribution archive (a `.zip` or
     /// `.tar.gz` file).
     Path {
-        /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the distribution which we use for installing.
+        /// The absolute path to the distribution which we use for installing.
         install_path: PathBuf,
         /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the distribution
         /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ pub enum RequirementSource {
     /// A local source tree (a directory with a pyproject.toml in, or a legacy
     /// source distribution with only a setup.py but non pyproject.toml in it).
     Directory {
-        /// The absolute, canonicalized path to the distribution which we use for installing.
+        /// The absolute path to the distribution which we use for installing.
         install_path: PathBuf,
         /// The absolute path or path relative to the workspace root pointing to the distribution
         /// which we use for locking. Unlike `given` on the verbatim URL all environment variables

crates/uv-installer/src/plan.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use uv_configuration::{BuildOptions, Reinstall};
 use uv_distribution::{
     BuiltWheelIndex, HttpArchivePointer, LocalArchivePointer, RegistryWheelIndex,
 };
-use uv_fs::Simplified;
+use uv_fs::{normalize_absolute_path, Simplified};
 use uv_git::GitUrl;
 use uv_python::PythonEnvironment;
 use uv_types::HashStrategy;
@@ -268,14 +268,16 @@ impl<'a> Planner<'a> {
                     install_path,
                     lock_path,
                 } => {
-                    // Store the canonicalized path, which also serves to validate that it exists.
-                    let install_path = match install_path.canonicalize() {
-                        Ok(path) => path,
-                        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                            return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()).into());
-                        }
-                        Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
-                    };
+                    // Convert to an absolute path.
+                    let install_path = std::path::absolute(install_path)?;
+
+                    // Normalize the path.
+                    let install_path = normalize_absolute_path(&install_path)?;
+
+                    // Validate that the path exists.
+                    if !install_path.exists() {
+                        return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()).into());
+                    }
 
                     let sdist = DirectorySourceDist {
                         name: requirement.name.clone(),
@@ -305,14 +307,16 @@ impl<'a> Planner<'a> {
                     install_path,
                     lock_path,
                 } => {
-                    // Store the canonicalized path, which also serves to validate that it exists.
-                    let install_path = match install_path.canonicalize() {
-                        Ok(path) => path,
-                        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                            return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()).into());
-                        }
-                        Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
-                    };
+                    // Convert to an absolute path.
+                    let install_path = std::path::absolute(install_path)?;
+
+                    // Normalize the path.
+                    let install_path = normalize_absolute_path(&install_path)?;
+
+                    // Validate that the path exists.
+                    if !install_path.exists() {
+                        return Err(Error::NotFound(url.to_url()).into());
+                    }
 
                     match ext {
                         DistExtension::Wheel => {