Index: String++.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/cygwin-apps/setup/String++.h,v
retrieving revision 2.11
diff -u -p -r2.11 String++.h
--- String++.h	23 Jun 2003 20:48:59 -0000	2.11
+++ String++.h	10 Jul 2003 01:30:23 -0000
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
 	  return s1.casecompare (s2) < 0;
 	}};
   bool matches (String const &pattern) const;
+  String replace (char pattern, char replacement) const;
+  String replace (String const &pattern, String const &replacement) const;
     
 private:
   class _data {
Index: String++.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/cygwin-apps/setup/String++.cc,v
retrieving revision 2.10
diff -u -p -r2.10 String++.cc
--- String++.cc	18 Mar 2003 22:43:15 -0000	2.10
+++ String++.cc	10 Jul 2003 01:30:23 -0000
@@ -395,6 +395,63 @@ String::matches (String const &pattern) 
 		   theData->theString, theData->length);
 }
 
+String
+String::replace (char pattern, char replacement) const
+{
+  unsigned char *tempcString = new unsigned char [theData->length];
+  // remove when exceptions are done
+  if (!tempcString)
+      exit (100);
+  unsigned char *s = theData->theString;
+  unsigned char *d = tempcString;
+  unsigned char *end = theData->theString + theData->length;
+  for (s = theData->theString; s < end; ++s)
+  {
+    if (*s == pattern)
+      *d++ = replacement;
+    else
+      *d++ = *s;
+  }
+  return absorb (tempcString, theData->length);
+}
+
+String
+String::replace (String const &pattern, String const &replacement) const
+{
+  int growth = replacement.theData->length - pattern.theData->length + 1;
+  if (growth < 1) growth = 1;
+  unsigned char *tempcString = new unsigned char [theData->length * growth];
+  // remove when exceptions are done
+  if (!tempcString)
+      exit (100);
+  unsigned char *s = theData->theString;
+  unsigned char *d = tempcString;
+  unsigned char *end = theData->theString + theData->length;
+  for (s = theData->theString; s < end - pattern.theData->length; )
+  {
+    if (memcmp(s, pattern.theData->theString, pattern.theData->length) == 0)
+    {
+      s += pattern.theData->length;
+      memcpy(d, replacement.theData->theString, replacement.theData->length);
+      d += replacement.theData->length;
+    }
+    else
+      *d++ = *s++;
+  }
+  for (; s < end; )
+    *d++ = *s++;
+  size_t length = d - tempcString;
+  // Avoid wasting space
+  unsigned char *newCopy = new unsigned char[length];
+  // remove when exceptions are done
+  if (!newCopy)
+      exit (100);
+  memcpy (newCopy, tempcString, length);
+  delete[] tempcString;
+
+  return absorb (newCopy, length);
+}
+
 /* TODO: research how wide char and unicode interoperate with
  * C++ streams
  */
Index: filemanip.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/cygwin-apps/setup/filemanip.cc,v
retrieving revision 2.11
diff -u -p -r2.11 filemanip.cc
--- filemanip.cc	5 Jul 2002 01:59:34 -0000	2.11
+++ filemanip.cc	10 Jul 2003 01:30:23 -0000
@@ -166,11 +166,5 @@ trail (const char *haystack, const char 
 String
 backslash (String const & aString)
 {
-  char * tempString = aString.cstr();
-  for (char *t = tempString; *t; t++)
-    if (*t == '/')
-      *t = '\\';
-  String theString(tempString);
-  delete[] tempString;
-  return theString;
+  return aString.replace ('/', '\\');
 }
Index: desktop.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/cygwin-apps/setup/desktop.cc,v
retrieving revision 2.35
diff -u -p -r2.35 desktop.cc
--- desktop.cc	25 Mar 2003 20:57:13 -0000	2.35
+++ desktop.cc	10 Jul 2003 01:30:23 -0000
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ make_cygwin_bat ()
 
   fprintf (bat, "%.2s\n", get_root_dir ().cstr_oneuse());
   fprintf (bat, "chdir %s\n\n",
-	   backslash (get_root_dir () + "/bin").cstr_oneuse());
+	   backslash (get_root_dir () + "/bin").replace ("%", "%%").cstr_oneuse());
 
   fprintf (bat, "bash --login -i\n");