fix: fix for #1835

Author: pratikjagrut

pkg/devspace/config/loader/loader.go

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package loader
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/util/constraint"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/util/constraint"
+
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/plugin"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/devspace/pkg/devspace/upgrade"
 
@@ -422,10 +423,6 @@ func validateProfile(profile interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	for idx, patch := range profileConfig.Patches {
-		if vars.VarMatchRegex.MatchString(patch.Path) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("patches[%d] path cannot be a variable", idx)
-		}
-
 		if expression.ExpressionMatchRegex.MatchString(patch.Path) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("patches[%d] path cannot be an expression", idx)
 		}

pkg/devspace/config/loader/loader_test.go

@@ -1127,37 +1127,6 @@ profiles:
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"Profile with patch path variable": {
-			in: &parseTestCaseInput{
-				config: `
-version: v1beta11
-deployments:
-- name: deployment
-  helm:
-    componentChart: true
-    values:
-      containers:
-      - image: nginx
-profiles:
-- name: testprofile
-  patches:
-  - path: ${path}
-    op: replace
-    value:
-      - name: deployment
-        helm:
-          componentChart: true
-          values:
-            containers:
-            - image: ubuntu
-`,
-				options: &ConfigOptions{Profiles: []string{"testprofile"}},
-				generatedConfig: &generated.Config{Vars: map[string]string{
-					"path": "deployments",
-				}},
-			},
-			expectedErr: "error validating profiles[0]: patches[0] path cannot be a variable",
-		},
 		"Profile with patch path expression": {
 			in: &parseTestCaseInput{
 				config: `