--- rpl/Attic/configure	2010/09/07 20:59:04	1.40
+++ rpl/Attic/configure	2010/09/08 17:18:36	1.41
@@ -7756,7 +7756,9 @@ else
 	fi
 
 	if test $(uname) = "OS/2"; then
-		BSH_PATH=-DBOURNE_SHELL=\"\\\"$with_bourne_shell\\\"\"
+		with_os2_bourne_shell=$(echo $with_bourne_shell | \
+				sed -e '1,$s/\//\\\\\\\\/g')
+		BSH_PATH=-DBOURNE_SHELL=\"\\\"$with_os2_bourne_shell\\\"\"
 	else
 		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: --with-bourne-shell ignored" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: --with-bourne-shell ignored" >&2;}