Index: spawn.cc
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/spawn.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.288
diff -u -r1.288 spawn.cc
--- spawn.cc	25 Jan 2010 11:21:56 -0000	1.288
+++ spawn.cc	9 Mar 2010 00:20:54 -0000
@@ -112,15 +112,16 @@
   char *tmp = tp.c_get ();
   const char *posix = (opt & FE_NATIVE) ? NULL : name;
   bool has_slash = strchr (name, '/');
+  bool has_backslash = strchr (name, '\\');
   int err;
 
   /* Check to see if file can be opened as is first.
      Win32 systems always check . first, but PATH may not be set up to
      do this. */
-  if ((has_slash || opt & FE_CWD)
+  if ((has_slash || has_backslash || opt & FE_CWD)
       && (suffix = perhaps_suffix (name, buf, err, opt)) != NULL)
     {
-      if (posix && !has_slash)
+      if (posix && !has_slash && !has_backslash)
 	{
 	  tmp[0] = '.';
 	  tmp[1] = '/';
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
       path = s;
       posix_path = mywinenv - 1;
     }
-  else if (has_slash || strchr (name, '\\') || isdrive (name)
+  else if (has_slash || has_backslash || isdrive (name)
       || !(winpath = getwinenv (mywinenv))
       || !(path = winpath->get_native ()) || *path == '\0')
     /* Return the error condition if this is an absolute path or if there