2 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/butl/path b/butl/path
index aafc2aa..f679330 100644
--- a/butl/path
+++ b/butl/path
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ namespace butl
 #endif
     }
 
+    static bool
+    absolute (const string_type& s)
+    {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      return s.size () >  1 && s[1] == ':';
+#else
+      return s.size () != 0 && is_separator (s[0]);
+#endif
+    }
+
     static size_type
     find_separator (string_type const& s,
                     size_type pos = 0,
diff --git a/butl/path.ixx b/butl/path.ixx
index 169f05d..8004821 100644
--- a/butl/path.ixx
+++ b/butl/path.ixx
@@ -83,13 +83,7 @@ namespace butl
   inline bool basic_path<C, K>::
   absolute () const
   {
-    const string_type& s (this->path_);
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    return s.size () >  1 && s[1] == ':';
-#else
-    return s.size () != 0 && traits::is_separator (s[0]);
-#endif
+    return traits::absolute (this->path_);
   }
 
   template <typename C, typename K>