Index: path.cc
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/path.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.312
diff -u -p -r1.312 path.cc
--- path.cc	15 May 2004 15:55:43 -0000	1.312
+++ path.cc	16 May 2004 00:40:18 -0000
@@ -556,13 +556,18 @@ path_conv::check (const char *src, unsig
 	       tail--;
 	    }
           /* Remove trailing dots and spaces which are ignored by Win32 functions but
-	     not by native NT functions. */
-          while (tail[-1] == '.' || tail[-1] == ' ')
-	    tail--;
-          if (tail > path_copy + 1 && isslash (tail[-1]))
-            {
-	      error = ENOENT;
-              return;
+	     not by native NT functions, except c:. and c:.. */
+	  if (tail - path_copy > 4
+	      || !isdrive (path_copy)
+	      || !(path_copy[2] == '.' && (!path_copy[3] || path_copy[3] == '.')))
+	    {
+	      while (tail[-1] == '.' || tail[-1] == ' ')
+		tail--;
+	      if (tail > path_copy + 1 && isslash (tail[-1]))
+	        {
+		  error = ENOENT;
+		  return;
+		}
 	    }
         }
       path_end = tail;