Merge branch '690-url-for-static-fix'

ckan/lib/helpers.py

@@ -86,9 +86,17 @@ def url_for_static(*args, **kw):
     '''Create url for static content that does not get translated
     eg css, js
     wrapper for routes.url_for'''
-    # make sure that if we specify the url that it is not unicode
+
+    def fix_arg(arg):
+        # make sure that if we specify the url that it is not unicode and
+        # starts with a /
+        arg = str(arg)
+        if not arg.startswith('/'):
+            arg = '/' + arg
+        return arg
+
     if args:
-        args = (str(args[0]), ) + args[1:]
+        args = (fix_arg(args[0]), ) + args[1:]
     my_url = _routes_default_url_for(*args, **kw)
     return my_url