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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index 813d4ad..c12477f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ class UserStringOption(UserOption):
def validate(self, value):
if not isinstance(value, str):
raise MesonException('Value "%s" for string option "%s" is not a string.' % (str(newvalue), self.name))
- if self.name == 'prefix' and not os.path.isabs(value):
- raise MesonException('Prefix option value \'{0}\' must be an absolute path.'.format(value))
+ if self.name == 'prefix':
+ if not os.path.isabs(value):
+ if len(value) >= 2 and value[1] != ':':
+ raise MesonException('Prefix option value \'{0}\' must be an absolute path.'.format(value))
if self.name in ('libdir', 'bindir', 'includedir', 'datadir', 'mandir', 'localedir') \
and os.path.isabs(value):
raise MesonException('Option %s must not be an absolute path.' % self.name)