--- a/common/portpath.c	Tue Mar 25 10:29:12 2014 +0000
+++ b/common/portpath.c	Tue Mar 25 12:29:51 2014 +0100
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
 #ifndef _WIN32
   return dirname(path);
 #else
-  if (path){};
-  fprintf(stderr, "Windows Suport missing!");
-  abort();
+  char drive[_MAX_DRIVE];
+  char dir[_MAX_DIR];
+  _splitpath(path, drive, dir, NULL, NULL);
+  /* We assume: drive + dir is shorter than
+   * drive + dir + fname + ext */
+  sprintf(path, "%s%s", drive, dir);
+  return path;
 #endif
- 
 }
 
 char *
@@ -25,8 +28,6 @@
 #ifndef _WIN32
   return realpath(path, NULL);
 #else
-  if (path){};
-  fprintf(stderr, "Windows Suport missing!");
-  abort();
+  return _fullpath(NULL, path, 0);
 #endif
 }