2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/filesystem.c b/src/filesystem.c
index 0ec9802..0482336 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.c
+++ b/src/filesystem.c
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ lilv_path_absolute(const char* path)
 }
 
 char*
+lilv_path_absolute_child(const char* path, const char* parent)
+{
+	if (lilv_path_is_absolute(path)) {
+		return lilv_strdup(path);
+	}
+
+	return lilv_path_join(parent, path);
+}
+
+char*
 lilv_path_relative_to(const char* path, const char* base)
 {
 	const size_t path_len = strlen(path);
diff --git a/src/filesystem.h b/src/filesystem.h
index 319dd49..f888f5f 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.h
+++ b/src/filesystem.h
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ char*
 lilv_path_absolute(const char* path);
 
 /**
+   Return `path` as an absolute path relative to `parent`.
+
+   If `path` is absolute, an identical copy of it is returned.  Otherwise, the
+   returned path is relative to `parent`.
+*/
+char*
+lilv_path_absolute_child(const char* path, const char* parent);
+
+/**
    Return `path` relative to `base` if possible.
 
    If `path` is not within `base`, a copy is returned.  Otherwise, an