Index: includes/common.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.585
diff -u -r1.585 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	31 Oct 2006 16:42:52 -0000	1.585
+++ includes/common.inc	2 Nov 2006 16:45:00 -0000
@@ -1301,7 +1301,12 @@
 
   foreach ($css as $type) {
     foreach ($type as $file) {
-      $output .= '<style type="text/css" media="'. $file['media'] .'">@import "'. base_path() . $file['path'] ."\";</style>\n";
+      if ($file['path'][0] == '/') {
+      //if(variable_get('file_downloads', FILE_DOWNLOADS_PUBLIC) == FILE_DOWNLOADS_PRIVATE) {
+        $output .= '<style type="text/css" media="'. $file['media'] .'">@import "'. $file['path'] ."\";</style>\n";
+      } else {
+        $output .= '<style type="text/css" media="'. $file['media'] .'">@import "'. base_path() . $file['path'] ."\";</style>\n";
+      }
     }
   }