Prevent convert_path from crashing if the path is an empty string. Bugfix candidate.
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index a51ce66..d079588 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
"""
if os.sep == '/':
return pathname
- if pathname[0] == '/':
+ if pathname and pathname[0] == '/':
raise ValueError, "path '%s' cannot be absolute" % pathname
- if pathname[-1] == '/':
+ if pathname and pathname[-1] == '/':
raise ValueError, "path '%s' cannot end with '/'" % pathname
paths = string.split(pathname, '/')