--- gnotepad+-1.3.3/src/gtkefilesel.c	Tue Mar 14 07:17:52 2000
+++ gnotepad+-1.3.3-cygwin/src/gtkefilesel.c	Sat Apr 27 21:09:49 2002
@@ -2114,6 +2114,18 @@ open_new_dir(char * dir_name, struct sta
 
 	rewinddir(directory);
 
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+      /* 
+       * this hack prevents "//" being used for "/" when reading
+       * directory. Cygwin does not accept // as a synonym for "/"
+       */
+      if (strcmp(dir_name, ("/")) == 0)
+        {
+          path_buf[0] = '\0';
+          path_buf_len = 0;
+        }
+#endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
+
 	for (i = 0; i < entry_count; i += 1) {
 		dirent_ptr = readdir(directory);
 
@@ -2265,6 +2277,14 @@ efilesel_correct_dir_fullname(CmplDir * 
 {
 	int length = strlen(cmpl_dir->fullname);
 	struct stat sbuf;
+  
+   #ifdef __CYGWIN__
+   if (strcmp(cmpl_dir->fullname, "/") == 0)
+     {
+     	return TRUE;
+     }
+   else
+   #endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
 
 	if (strcmp(cmpl_dir->fullname + length - 2, "/.") == 0) {
 		if (length == 2) {