--- function.c	2006-04-01 11:36:40.000000000 +0400
+++ function.c.fixed	2008-06-26 14:23:24.000000000 +0400
@@ -1883,13 +1883,18 @@
 {
   char *dest;
   const char *start, *end, *apath_limit;
+  int prefix_offset = 1;
 
   if (name[0] == '\0' || apath == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
   apath_limit = apath + GET_PATH_MAX;
 
-  if (name[0] != '/')
+  if (name[0] != '/'
+#ifdef WINDOWS32
+     && name[1] != ':'
+#endif
+  )
     {
       /* It is unlikely we would make it until here but just to make sure. */
       if (!starting_directory)
@@ -1901,8 +1906,22 @@
     }
   else
     {
-      apath[0] = '/';
-      dest = apath + 1;
+#ifdef WINDOWS32
+      if(name[1] == ':')
+      {
+        apath[0] = name[0];
+        apath[1] = ':';
+        apath[2] = '/';
+        dest = apath + 3;
+        prefix_offset = 3;
+        name += 2;
+      }
+      else
+#endif
+      {
+        apath[0] = '/';
+        dest = apath + 1;
+      }
     }
 
   for (start = end = name; *start != '\0'; start = end)
@@ -1926,7 +1945,7 @@
       else if (len == 2 && start[0] == '.' && start[1] == '.')
 	{
 	  /* Back up to previous component, ignore if at root already.  */
-	  if (dest > apath + 1)
+	  if (dest > apath + prefix_offset)
 	    while ((--dest)[-1] != '/');
 	}
       else