an option to print slash instead of backslash for stat

[Alexis S. L. Carvalho]

(please don't top-post)

Thus spake Andrei Vermel:
> From: "Bela Babik" <teki321 at gmail.com>
> > Hi,
> > 
> > originally I have modified the localpath() function in the util.py to
> > provide this functionality, but it was dirty.
> > 
> > I have added a " -s --slash      print slash instead of backslash in
> > paths" option to the stat command so I can use the output of it with
> > MSYS on Windows (the option displayed in the help only on the 'nt'
> > platform).
> > 
> > I can post a patch if this helps anyone else too.
> 
> +1
> I use the same tweak done for the same purpose.

Help me understand the problem:

- what's the problem with using backslashes on windows?

- would every windows user want to use slashes?

- many other commands (add, remove, commit, ...) may also print paths
  with backslashes.  Is status special, or is it just the most common
  one?

- do you (almost) always want slashes, or are there still many cases
  where you want backslashes?  I.e. do you always specify --slash
  (either on the command line or in the [defaults] section of hgrc)?

I'm not completely opposed to this (running tests with pysh would
probably benefit A LOT from something like this), but I think a "slash"
option in the [ui] section would be better - maybe always using slashes
would be even better, but I don't think all users would be happy if we
do that...

And it looks like it wouldn't be too hard to add this setting...

Alexis