prefix and exec_prefix as root dir bug

[goertzen]

BPO	931938
Nosy	@birkenfeld, @ronaldoussoren
Files	getpath-patch: Modules/getpath.c patch

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closed_at = <Date 2006-02-20.17:37:57.000>
created_at = <Date 2004-04-08.19:04:36.000>
labels = ['extension-modules']
title = 'prefix and exec_prefix as root dir bug'
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[goertzen]

When sys.prefix or sys.exec_prefix are the root
directory, the reported directory is a null string
instead of "/".

This causes site.py to fail as described in bug 713601.

This patch to Modules/getpath.c inserts a SEP character
into the string if it is empty.

It should work fine on any unix, but I don't have any
python experience on the windows side...

[ronaldoussoren]

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What patch?

You seem to have forgotten so check the "yes I really want to upload a
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[goertzen]

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Oops. Another try...

[birkenfeld]

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Committed patch as rev. 42522, 42523.