Inconsistent leading slash in WP_Rewrite

[scribu]

#16626 revealed an inconsistency in WP_Rewrite, where $wp_rewrite->front has a leading slash, but the final rules array doesn't.

This is caused by the fact that $wp_rewrite->permalink_structure itself has a leading slash.

Also note that $wp_rewrite->search_structure stands out as the only structure that doesn't have a leading slash.

This should be made consistent somehow.

[chriscct7]

Inconsistencies that need corrections are bugs aren't they?

[chriscct7]

No traction in 5 years. Closing as maybe later.