On macOS, os.tmpdir() isn't the real path

[novemberborn]

❯ node --version
v7.4.0
❯ node -pe 'os.tmpdir()'
/var/folders/_6/p8qxp_3n62zg9081tvb0lcc80000gn/T
❯ node -pe 'fs.realpathSync(os.tmpdir())'
/private/var/folders/_6/p8qxp_3n62zg9081tvb0lcc80000gn/T

When writing a Node.js module using temp-write, __filename inside that module is different than the file path that is returned by temp-write.

Using macOS Sierra 10.12.3.

[sindresorhus]

Shouldn't os.tmpdir() return the actual path? Weird that it doesn't follow the symlink. That's very surprising. I can do that here, but would you mind opening an issue on Node.js if you agree?

[novemberborn]

I can do that here, but would you mind opening an issue on Node.js if you agree?

Done: nodejs/node#11422