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@@ -1001,8 +1001,8 @@ def test_stdlib_dir(self):
         if marker and not os.path.exists(marker):
             marker = None
         expected = os.path.dirname(marker) if marker else None
-        actual = sys._stdlib_dir
-        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.normpath(sys._stdlib_dir),
+                         os.path.normpath(expected))
 
 
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix test_sys.test_stdlib_dir() when Python is built outside the source tree:
+compare normalized paths. Patch by Victor Stinner.
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	`1`	`+Fix test_sys.test_stdlib_dir() when Python is built outside the source tree:`
	`2`	`+compare normalized paths. Patch by Victor Stinner.`