2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc b/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
index d5edee1b03..1f73571cf1 100644
--- a/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Unix/Path.inc
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ Path::isValid() const {
 }
 
 bool
+Path::isAbsolute(const char *NameStart, unsigned NameLen) {
+  assert(NameStart);
+  if (NameLen == 0)
+    return false;
+  return NameStart[0] == '/';
+}
+
+bool
 Path::isAbsolute() const {
   if (path.empty())
     return false;
diff --git a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
index fbf8f6688a..62da3a34c4 100644
--- a/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
+++ b/lib/System/Win32/Path.inc
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@ Path::isValid() const {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool
+Path::isAbsolute(const char *NameStart, unsigned NameLen) {
+  assert(NameStart);
+  switch (NameLen) {
+  case 0:
+    return false;
+  case 1:
+  case 2:
+    return NameStart[0] == '/';
+  default:
+    return NameStart[0] == '/' || (NameStart[1] == ':' && NameStart[2] == '/');
+  }
+}
+
 bool 
 Path::isAbsolute() const {
   switch (path.length()) {