diff -ur parrot/config/init/data.pl parrot.new/config/init/data.pl
--- parrot/config/init/data.pl	2005-03-14 13:43:30.000000000 +0100
+++ parrot.new/config/init/data.pl	2005-03-19 11:53:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
     cp            => 'cp',
     lns           => $Config{lns},        # soft link
     slash         => '/',
+    slash_exec    => '/',
 
     VERSION       => $main::parrot_version,
     MAJOR         => $main::parrot_version[0],
diff -ur parrot/config/init/hints/mswin32.pl parrot.new/config/init/hints/mswin32.pl
--- parrot/config/init/hints/mswin32.pl	2005-03-15 23:46:16.000000000 +0100
+++ parrot.new/config/init/hints/mswin32.pl	2005-03-20 16:40:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
                 PQ    => '"',
                 make_c=> '$(PERL) -e "chdir shift @ARGV; system \'$(MAKE)\', @ARGV; exit $$? >> 8;"',
 		ncilib_link_extra => '-def:src/libnci_test.def',
+		slash_exec => '\\',
 	);
 
 	if( $is_msvc ) {
diff -ur parrot/config/init/hints/msys.pl parrot.new/config/init/hints/msys.pl
--- parrot/config/init/hints/msys.pl	2005-03-16 11:53:02.000000000 +0100
+++ parrot.new/config/init/hints/msys.pl	2005-03-30 11:29:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		ld => '$(PERL) /bin/perlld',
 		libs => '-lmsvcrt -lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 ',
 		ncilib_link_extra => '-def:src/libnci_test.def',
+		slash_exec => '\\',
 	);
 
 }
diff -ur parrot/t/pmc/sys.t parrot.new/t/pmc/sys.t
--- parrot/t/pmc/sys.t	2005-03-04 23:37:02.000000000 +0100
+++ parrot.new/t/pmc/sys.t	2005-03-19 12:36:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     .local pmc conf_hash
     conf_hash = _config()
     .local string slash
-    slash = conf_hash["slash"]
+    slash = conf_hash["slash_exec"]
     .local string parrot
     parrot = conf_hash["test_prog"]
     .local string cmd