1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsedirect.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsedirect.rb
index d38e892b1..6fa8c8601 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsedirect.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsedirect.rb
@@ -3,21 +3,19 @@ class KpseDirect
     attr_accessor :progname, :format, :engine
 
     def initialize
-        @progname = ''
-        @format = ''
-        @engine = ''
+        @progname, @format, @engine = '', '', ''
     end
 
     def expand_path(str)
-        `kpsewhich -expand-path=#{str}`.chomp
+        clean_name(`kpsewhich -expand-path=#{str}`.chomp)
     end
 
     def expand_var(str)
-        `kpsewhich -expand-var=#{str}`.chomp
+        clean_name(`kpsewhich -expand-var=#{str}`.chomp)
     end
 
     def find_file(str)
-        `kpsewhich #{_progname_} #{_format_} #{str}`.chomp
+        clean_name(`kpsewhich #{_progname_} #{_format_} #{str}`.chomp)
     end
 
     def _progname_
@@ -27,4 +25,10 @@ class KpseDirect
         if @format.empty?   then '' else "-format=\"#{@format}\"" end
     end
 
+    private
+
+    def clean_name(str)
+        str.gsub(/\\/,'/')
+    end
+
 end