5 files changed, 65 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/src/os/exec/exec.go b/src/os/exec/exec.go
index 138be29ecf..a23d1c4a2d 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/exec.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/exec.go
@@ -590,32 +590,6 @@ func (c *Cmd) Run() error {
 	return c.Wait()
 }
 
-// lookExtensions finds windows executable by its dir and path.
-// It uses LookPath to try appropriate extensions.
-// lookExtensions does not search PATH, instead it converts `prog` into `.\prog`.
-func lookExtensions(path, dir string) (string, error) {
-	if filepath.Base(path) == path {
-		path = "." + string(filepath.Separator) + path
-	}
-	if dir == "" {
-		return LookPath(path)
-	}
-	if filepath.VolumeName(path) != "" {
-		return LookPath(path)
-	}
-	if len(path) > 1 && os.IsPathSeparator(path[0]) {
-		return LookPath(path)
-	}
-	dirandpath := filepath.Join(dir, path)
-	// We assume that LookPath will only add file extension.
-	lp, err := LookPath(dirandpath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	ext := strings.TrimPrefix(lp, dirandpath)
-	return path + ext, nil
-}
-
 // Start starts the specified command but does not wait for it to complete.
 //
 // If Start returns successfully, the c.Process field will be set.
@@ -649,13 +623,11 @@ func (c *Cmd) Start() error {
 		}
 		return c.Err
 	}
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		lp, err := lookExtensions(c.Path, c.Dir)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		c.Path = lp
+	lp, err := lookExtensions(c.Path, c.Dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	c.Path = lp
 	if c.Cancel != nil && c.ctx == nil {
 		return errors.New("exec: command with a non-nil Cancel was not created with CommandContext")
 	}
diff --git a/src/os/exec/lp_plan9.go b/src/os/exec/lp_plan9.go
index 9344b14e8c..dffdbac35f 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/lp_plan9.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/lp_plan9.go
@@ -64,3 +64,9 @@ func LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return "", &Error{file, ErrNotFound}
 }
+
+// lookExtensions is a no-op on non-Windows platforms, since
+// they do not restrict executables to specific extensions.
+func lookExtensions(path, dir string) (string, error) {
+	return path, nil
+}
diff --git a/src/os/exec/lp_unix.go b/src/os/exec/lp_unix.go
index fd2c6efbef..3787132078 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/lp_unix.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/lp_unix.go
@@ -80,3 +80,9 @@ func LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return "", &Error{file, ErrNotFound}
 }
+
+// lookExtensions is a no-op on non-Windows platforms, since
+// they do not restrict executables to specific extensions.
+func lookExtensions(path, dir string) (string, error) {
+	return path, nil
+}
diff --git a/src/os/exec/lp_wasm.go b/src/os/exec/lp_wasm.go
index f2c8e9c5de..3c819049ba 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/lp_wasm.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/lp_wasm.go
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ func LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
 	// Wasm can not execute processes, so act as if there are no executables at all.
 	return "", &Error{file, ErrNotFound}
 }
+
+// lookExtensions is a no-op on non-Windows platforms, since
+// they do not restrict executables to specific extensions.
+func lookExtensions(path, dir string) (string, error) {
+	return path, nil
+}
diff --git a/src/os/exec/lp_windows.go b/src/os/exec/lp_windows.go
index 066d38dfdb..7f13347c50 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/lp_windows.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/lp_windows.go
@@ -63,6 +63,45 @@ func findExecutable(file string, exts []string) (string, error) {
 // As of Go 1.19, LookPath will instead return that path along with an error satisfying
 // errors.Is(err, ErrDot). See the package documentation for more details.
 func LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
+	return lookPath(file, pathExt())
+}
+
+// lookExtensions finds windows executable by its dir and path.
+// It uses LookPath to try appropriate extensions.
+// lookExtensions does not search PATH, instead it converts `prog` into `.\prog`.
+func lookExtensions(path, dir string) (string, error) {
+	if filepath.Base(path) == path {
+		path = "." + string(filepath.Separator) + path
+	}
+	exts := pathExt()
+	if ext := filepath.Ext(path); ext != "" {
+		for _, e := range exts {
+			if strings.EqualFold(ext, e) {
+				// Assume that path has already been resolved.
+				return path, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if dir == "" {
+		return lookPath(path, exts)
+	}
+	if filepath.VolumeName(path) != "" {
+		return lookPath(path, exts)
+	}
+	if len(path) > 1 && os.IsPathSeparator(path[0]) {
+		return lookPath(path, exts)
+	}
+	dirandpath := filepath.Join(dir, path)
+	// We assume that LookPath will only add file extension.
+	lp, err := lookPath(dirandpath, exts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	ext := strings.TrimPrefix(lp, dirandpath)
+	return path + ext, nil
+}
+
+func pathExt() []string {
 	var exts []string
 	x := os.Getenv(`PATHEXT`)
 	if x != "" {
@@ -78,7 +117,11 @@ func LookPath(file string) (string, error) {
 	} else {
 		exts = []string{".com", ".exe", ".bat", ".cmd"}
 	}
+	return exts
+}
 
+// lookPath implements LookPath for the given PATHEXT list.
+func lookPath(file string, exts []string) (string, error) {
 	if strings.ContainsAny(file, `:\/`) {
 		f, err := findExecutable(file, exts)
 		if err == nil {