2 files changed, 21 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/svg/svg-path.cpp b/src/svg/svg-path.cpp
index 12b282577..81eb7da59 100644
--- a/src/svg/svg-path.cpp
+++ b/src/svg/svg-path.cpp
@@ -784,20 +784,32 @@ static void sp_svg_write_curve(Inkscape::SVG::PathString & str, Geom::Curve cons
     }
 }
 
+static void sp_svg_write_path(Inkscape::SVG::PathString & str, Geom::Path const & p) {
+    str.moveTo( p.initialPoint()[0], p.initialPoint()[1] );
+
+    for(Geom::Path::const_iterator cit = p.begin(); cit != p.end_open(); cit++) {
+        sp_svg_write_curve(str, &(*cit));
+    }
+
+    if (p.closed()) {
+        str.closePath();
+    }
+}
+
 gchar * sp_svg_write_path(Geom::PathVector const &p) {
     Inkscape::SVG::PathString str;
 
     for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator pit = p.begin(); pit != p.end(); pit++) {
-        str.moveTo( pit->initialPoint()[0], pit->initialPoint()[1] );
+        sp_svg_write_path(str, *pit);
+    }
 
-        for(Geom::Path::const_iterator cit = pit->begin(); cit != pit->end_open(); cit++) {
-            sp_svg_write_curve(str, &(*cit));
-        }
+    return g_strdup(str.c_str());
+}
 
-        if (pit->closed()) {
-            str.closePath();
-        }
-    }
+gchar * sp_svg_write_path(Geom::Path const &p) {
+    Inkscape::SVG::PathString str;
+
+    sp_svg_write_path(str, p);
 
     return g_strdup(str.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/src/svg/svg.h b/src/svg/svg.h
index 7c9ac5a91..8617d4865 100644
--- a/src/svg/svg.h
+++ b/src/svg/svg.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ NArtBpath * sp_svg_read_path (const char * str);
 Geom::PathVector sp_svg_read_pathv (char const * str);
 gchar * sp_svg_write_path (const NArtBpath * bpath);
 gchar * sp_svg_write_path (Geom::PathVector const &p);
+gchar * sp_svg_write_path (Geom::Path const &p);
 
 #endif