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        return path;

    }

    /*

     * Like strdup(), but uses C++ "new" operator instead of malloc.

     */

    static char* strdupNew(const char* str)

    {

        char* newStr;

        int len;

        if (str == NULL)

            return NULL;

        len = strlen(str);

        newStr = new char[len+1];

        memcpy(newStr, str, len+1);

        return newStr;

    }

}

/*