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diff --git a/libdevcore/CommonIO.cpp b/libdevcore/CommonIO.cpp
index 6526baf9..0063a8d4 100644
--- a/libdevcore/CommonIO.cpp
+++ b/libdevcore/CommonIO.cpp
@@ -167,3 +167,23 @@ int dev::readStandardInputChar()
DisableConsoleBuffering disableConsoleBuffering;
return cin.get();
}
+
+boost::filesystem::path dev::weaklyCanonicalFilesystemPath(boost::filesystem::path const &_path)
+{
+ if (boost::filesystem::exists(_path))
+ return boost::filesystem::canonical(_path);
+ else
+ {
+ boost::filesystem::path head(_path);
+ boost::filesystem::path tail;
+ for (auto it = --_path.end(); !head.empty(); --it)
+ {
+ if (boost::filesystem::exists(head))
+ break;
+ tail = (*it) / tail;
+ head.remove_filename();
+ }
+ head = boost::filesystem::canonical(head);
+ return head / tail;
+ }
+}