From 86df8ddc60054c44248883de7dc573575dda1825 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "H. Vetinari" <h.vetinari@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:02:24 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] remove slashes and commas from variant names

---
 conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py           |  3 +++
 ...2366-remove-slashes-from-variant-names.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 news/2366-remove-slashes-from-variant-names.rst

diff --git a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
index bddbdd5bc..2cc82db08 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
@@ -801,6 +801,9 @@ def dump_subspace_config_files(metas, root_path, platform, arch, upload, forge_c
             f"{platform}_{arch}",
             package_key(config, top_level_loop_vars, metas[0].config.subdir),
         )
+        # remove slashes that may occur in variant values and thus the filename
+        config_name = config_name.replace("/", "").replace(",", "")
+
         short_config_name = config_name
         conf_hash = hashlib.sha256(config_name.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[:8]
         # drone has a limit of 50, see https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-smithy/issues/1188
diff --git a/news/2366-remove-slashes-from-variant-names.rst b/news/2366-remove-slashes-from-variant-names.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..183f5fc3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2366-remove-slashes-from-variant-names.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Remove slashes from variant file names which caused problems due to being mis-handled as folders. Also remove commas, which can be similarly misinterpreted (#2366).
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>

From a801ab1d27721926b10df0a916e396669fb81511 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "H. Vetinari" <h.vetinari@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:07:28 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] remove expected test failures now that CRM got smarter

---
 tests/test_lint_recipe.py | 13 -------------
 1 file changed, 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_lint_recipe.py b/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
index 6b67fc372..4caa5ac22 100644
--- a/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
+++ b/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
@@ -4030,7 +4030,6 @@ def test_lint_recipe_parses_ok():
 
 def test_lint_recipe_parses_forblock():
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
-        # CRM cannot parse this one
         with open(os.path.join(tmpdir, "meta.yaml"), "w") as f:
             f.write(
                 textwrap.dedent(
@@ -4067,12 +4066,6 @@ def test_lint_recipe_parses_forblock():
             hint.startswith("The recipe is not parsable by parser `conda-forge-tick")
             for hint in hints
         ), hints
-        assert any(
-            hint.startswith(
-                "The recipe is not parsable by parser `conda-recipe-manager"
-            )
-            for hint in hints
-        ), hints
         assert not any(
             hint.startswith("The recipe is not parsable by parser `conda-souschef")
             for hint in hints
@@ -4159,12 +4152,6 @@ def test_lint_recipe_parses_v1_spacing():
             )
             for lint in lints
         ), lints
-        assert any(
-            hint.startswith(
-                "The recipe is not parsable by parser `conda-recipe-manager"
-            )
-            for hint in hints
-        ), hints
         assert not any(
             hint.startswith("The recipe is not parsable by parser `ruamel.yaml")
             for hint in hints