Blob full;
  int nFull;
  char *zFull;
  int (*xCmp)(const char*,const char*,int);

  blob_zero(pOut);
  if( !g.localOpen ){
    if( absolute && !file_is_absolute_path(zOrigName) ){
      if( errFatal ){
        fossil_fatal("relative to absolute needs open checkout tree: %s",
                     zOrigName);
      }
      return 0;
    }else{
      /*
      ** The original path may be relative or absolute; however, without
      ** an open checkout tree, the only things we can do at this point
      ** is return it verbatim or generate a fatal error.  The caller is
      ** probably expecting a tree-relative path name will be returned;
      ** however, most places where this function is called already check
      ** if the local checkout tree is open, either directly or indirectly,
      ** which would make this situation impossible.  Alternatively, they
      ** could check the returned path using the file_is_absolute_path()
      ** function.
      */
      blob_appendf(pOut, "%s", zOrigName);
      return 1;
    }
  }
  file_canonical_name(g.zLocalRoot, &localRoot, 1);
  nLocalRoot = blob_size(&localRoot);
  zLocalRoot = blob_buffer(&localRoot);
  assert( nLocalRoot>0 && zLocalRoot[nLocalRoot-1]=='/' );
  file_canonical_name(zOrigName, &full, 0);
  nFull = blob_size(&full);