# 
# patch "cvs_repository.cc"
#  from [3408cbc3c5561cbeb111736851ceadcbbf2b8c5f]
#    to [04c4a1e78d38da1d208f30f719f519071aa7e19a]
# 
--- cvs_repository.cc
+++ cvs_repository.cc
@@ -1631,7 +1631,9 @@
     std::ifstream cvs_repository((path+"CVS/Repository").c_str());
     N(cvs_repository.good(), F("can't open %sCVS/Repository\n") % path);
     std::getline(cvs_repository,repository);
-    validate_path(path,repository);
+    I(!repository.empty());
+    if (repository[0]!='/') repository=root+"/"+repository;
+    validate_path(path,repository+"/");
   }
   std::ifstream cvs_Entries((path+"CVS/Entries").c_str());
   N(cvs_Entries.good(),