Merge branch 'backport-windows-work-to-2.7' into 2.7.x

* backport-windows-work-to-2.7: (60 commits)
  maint: Fix build break due to recent merge from 2.7.x to master
  Fix posix exec provider spec failures on Windows
  (#5495) Remove dead Windows-specific code from posix exec provider
  Stop trying to make config directories in Windows specs
  (#8272) Add missing tests for Windows service provider methods.
  (#8409) Add a default group provider for Windows
  (#8408) Add a default user provider for Windows
  (#8408/8409) Add a Windows ADSI helper module
  (#8663) Exclude exec timeout test on Windows
  (#8663) Exclude git rev-parse HEAD spec test on Windows
  Check for the appropriate permissions in File type tests on Windows
  Remove :fails_on_windows from file type tests that no longer fail on Windows
  Disable file bucket diffing tests on Windows
  Always put a slash between the checksum and path in filebucket URLs
  Treat Windows absolute paths as absolute paths
  Consolidate test logic determining if a registered file is in the temp directory
  Clarify logic and error messages when initializing Puppet::FileBucket::File
  Disable symlink related file tests on Windows
  (#8644) Host provider on Windows
  (#8660) Fix destdir option on Windows
  ...

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/type_loader.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/type_loader.rb
index 1fba73d0b..68def068d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/type_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/type_loader.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ class Puppet::Parser::TypeLoader
 
     loaded_asts = []
     files.each do |file|
-      unless file =~ /^#{File::SEPARATOR}/
+      regex = Puppet.features.microsoft_windows? ? /^[A-Za-z]:#{File::SEPARATOR}/ : /^#{File::SEPARATOR}/
+      unless file =~ regex
         file = File.join(dir, file)
       end
       @loading_helper.do_once(file) do