Compact Windows runfiles fix

Author: cpsauer

refresh.template.py

@@ -1281,8 +1281,7 @@ def _ensure_external_workspaces_link_exists():
         # Normalize the path for matching
         # First, workaround a gross case where Windows readlink returns extended path, starting with \\?\, causing the match to fail
         if is_windows:
-            current_dest = str(current_dest).removeprefix('\\\\?\\')
-        current_dest = pathlib.Path(current_dest)
+            current_dest = pathlib.Path(str(current_dest).removeprefix('\\\\?\\'))
 
         if dest != current_dest:
             log_warning(">>> //external links to the wrong place. Automatically deleting and relinking...")