File paths on MacOS with ~ is not recognized as HOME about ols HOT 5 CLOSED

// run with:  odin run dir_test.odin -file
package main

import "core:fmt"
import "core:strings"
import "core:os"

main :: proc() {
    // create an example path to test in macOS
    forward_path : string = "~/.Odin"
    fmt.printf("\nexample path: '%s'\n",forward_path)
    // Lines below extract from: ols/src/server/requests.odin lines 515-530
    // with additional 'fmt.printf' statements added.
    //
    //Support a basic use of '~'
    when ODIN_OS != .Windows {
        fmt.printf("checking 'forward_path[0]': '%v' [%c]\n",forward_path[0],i32(forward_path[0]))
        if forward_path[0] == '~' {
            home := os.get_env(
                "HOME",
                context.temp_allocator,
            )
            fmt.printf("env HOME is: '%s'\n",home)
            strings.replace(
                forward_path,
                "~",
                home,
                1,
                context.temp_allocator,
            )
            fmt.printf("Orignal OLS code - updated 'forward_path' is: '%s'\n",forward_path)
            //
            // new code below - capture the 'replace' proc returned value
            forward_path, _ := strings.replace(
                forward_path,
                "~",
                home,
                1,
                context.temp_allocator,
            )
            fmt.printf("New code - updated 'forward_path' is: '%s'\n",forward_path)
        }
    }
}