1 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
index d043b3aea5..06eacf5455 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
@@ -750,13 +750,47 @@ QString QDir::filePath(const QString &fileName) const
 QString QDir::absoluteFilePath(const QString &fileName) const
 {
     const QDirPrivate* d = d_ptr.constData();
-    if (isAbsolutePath(fileName))
+    // Don't trust our own isAbsolutePath(); Q_OS_WIN needs a drive.
+    if (QFileSystemEntry(fileName).isAbsolute())
         return fileName;
 
     d->resolveAbsoluteEntry();
     const QString absoluteDirPath = d->absoluteDirEntry.filePath();
     if (fileName.isEmpty())
         return absoluteDirPath;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    // Handle the "absolute except for drive" case (i.e. \blah not c:\blah):
+    int size = absoluteDirPath.length();
+    if ((fileName.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))
+         || fileName.startsWith(QLatin1Char('\\')))
+        && size > 1) {
+        // Combine absoluteDirPath's drive with fileName
+        int drive = 2; // length of drive prefix
+        if (Q_UNLIKELY(absoluteDirPath.at(1).unicode() != ':')) {
+            // Presumably, absoluteDirPath is an UNC path; use its //server/share
+            // part as "drive" - it's as sane a thing as we can do.
+            for (int i = 2; i-- > 0; ) { // Scan two "path fragments":
+                while (drive < size && absoluteDirPath.at(drive).unicode() == '/')
+                    drive++;
+                if (drive >= size) {
+                    qWarning("Base directory starts with neither a drive nor a UNC share: %s",
+                             qPrintable(QDir::toNativeSeparators(absoluteDirPath)));
+                    return QString();
+                }
+                while (drive < size && absoluteDirPath.at(drive).unicode() != '/')
+                    drive++;
+            }
+            // We'll append fileName, which starts with a slash; so omit trailing slash:
+            if (absoluteDirPath.at(drive).unicode() == '/')
+                drive--;
+        } else if (!absoluteDirPath.at(0).isLetter()) {
+            qWarning("Base directory's drive is not a letter: %s",
+                     qPrintable(QDir::toNativeSeparators(absoluteDirPath)));
+            return QString();
+        }
+        return absoluteDirPath.leftRef(drive) % fileName;
+    }
+#endif // Q_OS_WIN
     if (!absoluteDirPath.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
         return absoluteDirPath % QLatin1Char('/') % fileName;
     return absoluteDirPath % fileName;