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define(function(require){ var module = {}

//var DEBUG = DEBUG != null ? DEBUG : true


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// NOTE: we are not using node's path module as we need this to work in
// 		all contexts, not only node... (???)
// 		XXX currently this is only used in node-specific modules and in 
// 			images...
// XXX make this standard...
var normalizePath = 
module.normalizePath =
function(path){
	return typeof(path) == typeof('str') ? path
			// normalize the slashes...
			.replace(/(\/)/g, '/')
			// remove duplicate '/'
			.replace(/(\/)\1+/g, '/')
			// remove trailing '/'
			.replace(/\/+$/, '')
			// take care of .
			.replace(/\/\.\//g, '/')
			.replace(/\/\.$/, '')
			// take care of ..
			.replace(/\/[^\/]+\/\.\.\//g, '/')
			.replace(/\/[^\/]+\/\.\.$/, '')
		: path
}





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return module })