+static char const *
+longest_relative_suffix (char const *f)
+{
+ for (f += FILE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_LEN (f); ISSLASH (*f); f++)
+ continue;
+ return f;
+}
+
+/* Concatenate two pathname components, DIR and ABASE, in
+ newly-allocated storage and return the result.
+ The resulting file name F is such that the commands "ls F" and "(cd
+ DIR; ls BASE)" refer to the same file, where BASE is ABASE with any
+ file system prefixes and leading separators removed.
+ Arrange for a directory separator if necessary between DIR and BASE
+ in the result, removing any redundant separators.
+ In any case, if BASE_IN_RESULT is non-NULL, set
+ *BASE_IN_RESULT to point to the copy of BASE in the returned
+ concatenation.