--- a/core/configmanager.lua	Fri May 02 08:56:03 2014 +0200
+++ b/core/configmanager.lua	Fri May 09 19:34:35 2014 +0200
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
 
 local envload = require"util.envload".envload;
 local lfs = require "lfs";
+local resolve_relative_path = require"util.paths".resolve_relative_path;
+local glob_to_pattern = require"util.paths".glob_to_pattern;
 local path_sep = package.config:sub(1,1);
 
 module "configmanager"
 
+_M.resolve_relative_path = resolve_relative_path; -- COMPAT
+
 local parsers = {};
 
 local config_mt = { __index = function (t, k) return rawget(t, "*"); end};
@@ -66,41 +70,6 @@
 	return set(config, host, key, value);
 end
 
--- Helper function to resolve relative paths (needed by config)
-do
-	function resolve_relative_path(parent_path, path)
-		if path then
-			-- Some normalization
-			parent_path = parent_path:gsub("%"..path_sep.."+$", "");
-			path = path:gsub("^%.%"..path_sep.."+", "");
-
-			local is_relative;
-			if path_sep == "/" and path:sub(1,1) ~= "/" then
-				is_relative = true;
-			elseif path_sep == "\\" and (path:sub(1,1) ~= "/" and (path:sub(2,3) ~= ":\\" and path:sub(2,3) ~= ":/")) then
-				is_relative = true;
-			end
-			if is_relative then
-				return parent_path..path_sep..path;
-			end
-		end
-		return path;
-	end
-end
-
--- Helper function to convert a glob to a Lua pattern
-local function glob_to_pattern(glob)
-	return "^"..glob:gsub("[%p*?]", function (c)
-		if c == "*" then
-			return ".*";
-		elseif c == "?" then
-			return ".";
-		else
-			return "%"..c;
-		end
-	end).."$";
-end
-
 function load(filename, format)
 	format = format or filename:match("%w+$");
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/util/paths.lua	Fri May 09 19:34:35 2014 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+local path_sep = package.config:sub(1,1);
+
+local path_util = {}
+
+-- Helper function to resolve relative paths (needed by config)
+function path_util.resolve_relative_path(parent_path, path)
+	if path then
+		-- Some normalization
+		parent_path = parent_path:gsub("%"..path_sep.."+$", "");
+		path = path:gsub("^%.%"..path_sep.."+", "");
+
+		local is_relative;
+		if path_sep == "/" and path:sub(1,1) ~= "/" then
+			is_relative = true;
+		elseif path_sep == "\\" and (path:sub(1,1) ~= "/" and (path:sub(2,3) ~= ":\\" and path:sub(2,3) ~= ":/")) then
+			is_relative = true;
+		end
+		if is_relative then
+			return parent_path..path_sep..path;
+		end
+	end
+	return path;
+end
+
+-- Helper function to convert a glob to a Lua pattern
+function path_util.glob_to_pattern(glob)
+	return "^"..glob:gsub("[%p*?]", function (c)
+		if c == "*" then
+			return ".*";
+		elseif c == "?" then
+			return ".";
+		else
+			return "%"..c;
+		end
+	end).."$";
+end
+
+return path_util;