#5627 Path prefixed with a / only when needed - #5628

@btford please review
@epotvin please remove merge commits and rebase git rebase against master. also please update the commit message to follow our format: https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#commit

Rebasing didn't work well... I created another PR : #5724

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