fix(02): resolve symlinks before fixture and vars path checks (WR-07)

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

tide/variables.go

@@ -686,11 +686,11 @@ func varsOutsideFixtures(varsPath, fixtures string) error {
 	if varsPath == "" || fixtures == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	absVars, err := filepath.Abs(varsPath)
+	absVars, err := resolvePath(varsPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("tide: vars path: %w", err)
 	}
-	absFix, err := filepath.Abs(fixtures)
+	absFix, err := resolvePath(fixtures)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("tide: fixtures path: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -700,6 +700,24 @@ func varsOutsideFixtures(varsPath, fixtures string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func resolvePath(path string) (string, error) {
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if eval, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(abs); err == nil {
+		return eval, nil
+	}
+	parentEval, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(filepath.Dir(abs))
+	if err != nil {
+		if _, statErr := os.Lstat(abs); statErr == nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("eval symlinks %s: %w", path, err)
+		}
+		return filepath.Clean(abs), nil
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(parentEval, filepath.Base(abs)), nil
+}
+
 func mergeRouteCaptures(step *Step, rules Rules) {
 	if step == nil || len(step.Capture) > 0 {
 		return