Index: pathauto.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/pathauto/pathauto.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.45.2.1
diff -u -p -r1.45.2.1 pathauto.inc
--- pathauto.inc	21 Mar 2009 00:28:54 -0000	1.45.2.1
+++ pathauto.inc	14 Oct 2009 20:21:04 -0000
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ function pathauto_cleanstring($string, $
     // Trim any leading or trailing separators (note the need to
     $output = preg_replace("/^$seppattern+|$seppattern+$/", '', $output);
 
+    // Replace trailing separators around slashes.
+    $output = preg_replace("/$seppattern\/|\/$seppattern/", "/", $output);
+
     // Replace multiple separators with a single one
     $output = preg_replace("/$seppattern+/", "$separator", $output);
   }