--- path.cc     3 Dec 2004 02:00:37 -0000       1.326
+++ path.cc     15 Dec 2004 22:57:25 -0000
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ path_conv::check (const char *src, unsig
            }
          /* Remove trailing dots and spaces which are ignored by Win32 function
s but
             not by native NT functions. */
+         char *tmpTail = tail;
          while (tail[-1] == '.' || tail[-1] == ' ')
            tail--;
          if (tail > path_copy + 1 && isslash (tail[-1]))
@@ -562,6 +563,7 @@ path_conv::check (const char *src, unsig
              error = ENOENT;
              return;
            }
+         tail = tmpTail;
        }
       path_end = tail;
       *tail = '\0';