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+#include "lib.h"
+
+
+void join_paths(char *path1,char *path2,char *new_path ){
+
+ //strcat(new_path,path1); /*since all functions have this then pull it out*/
+ if ( (path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]=='/') && path2[0]!='/') {
+ /*paths are compatiable. concatanate them. note -2 is because of \0*/
+ strcat(new_path,path1);
+ strcat(new_path,path2);
+ //char new_path[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))+(sizeof(path2)/sizeof(char))];
+ //strcpy(new_path,strcat(path1,path2));
+ //return new_path;
+ }
+ else if ((path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]!='/') && path2[0]=='/') {
+ /*paths are compatiable. concatanate them*/
+ strcat(new_path,path1);
+ strcat(new_path,path2);
+
+ }
+ else if ((path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]!='/') && path2[0]!='/') {
+ /*need to add a "/". */
+ strcat(new_path,path1);
+ strcat(new_path,"/");
+ strcat(new_path,path2);
+
+
+ }
+ else if ((path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]=='/') && path2[0]=='/') {
+ /*need to remove a "/". */
+ /*yaffs does not mind the extra slash. */
+ strcat(new_path,path1);
+ strcat(new_path,path2);
+
+ }
+ else{
+ //error
+ //return -1;
+ }
+}
+