Index: gdb_driver.cpp
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--- gdb_driver.cpp    (revision 4703)
+++ gdb_driver.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -396,22 +396,23 @@
 void GDB_driver::CorrectCygwinPath(wxString& path)
 {
     unsigned int i=0, escCount=0;
-    // prepare to convert to a valid path if Cygwin is being used
-    if(path.Contains(m_CygdrivePrefix))
+    
+    // preserve any escape characters at start of path - this is true for
+    // breakpoints - value is 2, but made dynamic for safety as we
+    // are only checking for the CDprefix not any furthur correctness
+    if(path.GetChar(0)== g_EscapeChars)
     {
-        // preserve any escape characters at start of path - this is true for
-        // breakpoints - value is 2, but made dynamic for safety as we
-        // are only checking for the CDprefix not any furthur correctness
-        if(path.GetChar(0)== g_EscapeChars)
+        while(i<path.Len()& (path.GetChar(i)==g_EscapeChars))
         {
-            while(i<path.Len()& (path.GetChar(i)==g_EscapeChars))
-            {
-                // get character
-                escCount+=1;
-                i+=1;
-            }
+            // get character
+            escCount+=1;
+            i+=1;
         }
+    }
 
+    // prepare to convert to a valid path if Cygwin is being used
+    if(path.substr(escCount, m_CygdrivePrefix.Len()) == m_CygdrivePrefix)
+    {
         // step over the escape characters and remove cygwin prefix
         path.Remove(escCount, (m_CygdrivePrefix.Len())+1);
         // insert ':' after drive label by reading and removing drive the label