Issue #9850: Fixed macpath.join() for empty first component.  Patch by
Oleg Oshmyan.
diff --git a/Lib/macpath.py b/Lib/macpath.py
index cd4cb85..c31bdaa 100644
--- a/Lib/macpath.py
+++ b/Lib/macpath.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 def join(s, *p):
     path = s
     for t in p:
-        if (not s) or isabs(t):
+        if (not path) or isabs(t):
             path = t
             continue
         if t[:1] == ':':
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_macpath.py b/Lib/test/test_macpath.py
index 2c86c53..96ad61f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_macpath.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_macpath.py
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@
         self.assertEqual(split(":conky:mountpoint:"),
                           (':conky:mountpoint', ''))
 
+    def test_join(self):
+        join = macpath.join
+        self.assertEqual(join('a', 'b'), ':a:b')
+        self.assertEqual(join(':a', 'b'), ':a:b')
+        self.assertEqual(join(':a:', 'b'), ':a:b')
+        self.assertEqual(join(':a::', 'b'), ':a::b')
+        self.assertEqual(join(':a', '::b'), ':a::b')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a', ':'), ':a:')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a:', ':'), 'a:')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a', ''), ':a:')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a:', ''), 'a:')
+        self.assertEqual(join('', ''), '')
+        self.assertEqual(join('', 'a:b'), 'a:b')
+        self.assertEqual(join('', 'a', 'b'), ':a:b')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a:b', 'c'), 'a:b:c')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a:b', ':c'), 'a:b:c')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a', ':b', ':c'), ':a:b:c')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a', 'b:'), 'b:')
+        self.assertEqual(join('a:', 'b:'), 'b:')
+
     def test_splitext(self):
         splitext = macpath.splitext
         self.assertEqual(splitext(":foo.ext"), (':foo', '.ext'))
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 02e9c4c..2ad73fd 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9850: Fixed macpath.join() for empty first component.  Patch by
+  Oleg Oshmyan.
+
 - Issue #20912: Now directories added to ZIP file have correct Unix and MS-DOS
   directory attributes.