URIUtils.diff

Index: util/URIUtils.java
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--- util/URIUtils.java	(revision 420)
+++ util/URIUtils.java	(working copy)
@@ -82,14 +82,18 @@
         URI cwd = null;
         
         try {
-            String path = encode(dir);
-            if (!path.endsWith("/")) {
-                path += "/";
-            }
-            if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
-                path = "/" + path;
-            }
-            cwd = new URI("file:" + path);
+	    if (dir.startsWith("http://")) { // Skip this stuff if passed in an http:// URI
+	        cwd = new URI(dir);
+       	    } else {
+                String path = encode(dir);
+                if (!path.endsWith("/")) {
+                    path += "/";
+                }
+                if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
+                    path = "/" + path;
+                }
+                cwd = new URI("file:" + path);
+	    }
         } catch (URISyntaxException use) {
             throw new XProcException(use);
         }