Workaround for KT-22520

Author: fzhinkin

core/common/src/files/Paths.kt

@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ public expect val SystemPathSeparator: Char
  */
 public expect fun Path(path: String): Path
 
+// Workaround for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-22520
+internal expect fun PathCtorInternal(path: String): Path
+
 /**
  * Returns Path for the given [base] path concatenated with [parts] using [SystemPathSeparator].
  */
 public fun Path(base: String, vararg parts: String): Path {
-    return Path(buildString {
+    return PathCtorInternal(buildString {
         append(base)
         parts.forEach {
             if (isNotEmpty() && !endsWith(SystemPathSeparator)) {

core/jvm/src/files/PathsJvm.kt

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public actual val SystemPathSeparator: Char = File.separatorChar
 
 public actual fun Path(path: String): Path = Path(File(path))
 
+internal actual fun PathCtorInternal(path: String): Path = Path(path)
+
 // Function only exists to provide binary compatibility with the earlier releases
 @JvmName("source")
 @PublishedApi

core/native/src/files/PathsNative.kt

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ internal expect fun isAbsoluteImpl(path: String): Boolean
 
 public actual fun Path(path: String): Path = Path(path, null)
 
+internal actual fun PathCtorInternal(path: String): Path = Path(path)
+
 internal class FileSource(
     private val file: CPointer<FILE>
 ) : RawSource {

core/nodeFilesystemShared/src/files/PathsNodeJs.kt

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public actual fun Path(path: String): Path {
     return Path(path, null)
 }
 
+internal actual fun PathCtorInternal(path: String): Path = Path(path)
+
 internal class FileSource(private val path: Path) : RawSource {
     private var buffer: kotlinx.io.node.buffer.Buffer? = null
     private var closed = false

core/wasmWasi/src/files/PathsWasm.kt

@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@ public actual class Path internal constructor(rawPath: String, @Suppress("UNUSED
 public actual val SystemPathSeparator: Char = UnixPathSeparator
 
 public actual fun Path(path: String): Path = Path(path, null as Any?)
+
+internal actual fun PathCtorInternal(path: String): Path = Path(path)