From: crvich AT raleigh DOT ibm DOT com (Ernest Crvich)
Subject: getcwd() and sysdrive
15 May 1997 21:32:28 -0700
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	I just noticed that getcwd() doesn't return the drive in the path
for the system drive (e.g., if C: is the sysdrive and you're in \DIR, getcwd()
returns "/DIR").  Furthermore, if you're in the root directory of the system
drive, it returns the empty string (rather than "/" or "//C/").  For other
[network] drives, it works as expected, and returns the form "//W/DIR" and
"//W/" for the above tests.

	This behavior is identical on b17.1 and b18 (on WinNT 4.0), so maybe
I'm just expecting too much out of getcwd().  8-)

	Fortunately, the Windows function GetCurrentDirectory[AW]() always
returns the drive and path correctly, and so is a viable alternative [at
least for my purposes].
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