[PATCH stable] subrepo: use standard handling of \ in subpath replacement strings (BC)

[Laurens Holst]

Op 30-08-12 11:47, Martin Geisler schreef:
> Yes, the feature was implemented for Lantiq. I don't remember exactly 
> whos idea it was to make \N special like this and I don't know if they 
> rely on this functionality. I've CCed David and Markus and I hope they 
> can clear this up. The thread is available here: 
> http://mercurial.markmail.org/thread/fc5h7afnwynmfpqm 

Windows paths and back references were previously discussed here:

http://selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial-devel/2010-August/023775.html

~Laurens