diff --git a/doc/notes/path-processing b/doc/notes/path-processing
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+Path processing
+---------------
+Need rules that will work for both the existing scenario (B) and the new
+scenario (A):
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+ / _ \
+ / ___ \
+/_/ \_\
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+root = ../
+package = suppliers/colony <--- /suppliers/colony
+import = ../map/return/colony <--- /map/return/colony
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+mapimport = ../../suppliers/colony/gl <-- /suppliers/colony/gl
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+1) <..>/map/return/ | <..>/../suppliers/colony/gl
+ = ../suppliers/colony/gl
+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ \ /
+ package name
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+2) strip root||(package base) from package import
+ = ../map/return | <../suppliers/>colony/gl
+ = colony/gl
+ ^^^^^^^^^
+ ` The relative path from package
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+-------
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+package = suppliers/colony <--- /suppliers/colony
+import = ../common/foo <--- /common/foo
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+subimport = bar/baz <--- /common/foo/bar/baz
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+1) <..>/common/ | bar/baz
+ = ../common/bar/baz
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+2) strip root||(package base) from package import
+ = ../common/bar/baz
+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ ` no such prefix,
+ so this is the relative path
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