> > This is what I suggested. Change the meaning of "preserveLeadingSlashes" > > to "preserveAbsolutePath" and use it to keep the drive letter on > > Windows. > > > > The current code will always strip the drive letter spec. > > In that case, I agree with you. > > Also as a name, 'preserveLeadingSlashes' only makes sense on a unix > system, and it describes the processing rather than the functionality. >
I guess that could be a reasonable compromise - and certainly much clearer from an API point of view. cheers, Torsten