Index: AbstractFileRepository.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-avalon-cornerstone/src/java/org/apache/avalon/cornerstone/blocks/masterstore/AbstractFileRepository.java,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 AbstractFileRepository.java
--- AbstractFileRepository.java	16 Mar 2002 00:18:33 -0000	1.5
+++ AbstractFileRepository.java	2 Apr 2002 17:56:54 -0000
@@ -109,7 +109,14 @@
 
         m_path = destination.substring( HANDLED_URL.length() );
 
-        File directory = new File( m_baseDirectory, m_path );
+        File directory;
+
+        // Check for absolute path
+        if (m_path.startsWith("/")) {
+            directory = new File (m_path);
+        } else {
+            directory = new File( m_baseDirectory, m_path );
+         }
 
         try
         {