Bug#173324: tetex-base: \char92 etc. rendered as `` instead of \

["Michael L. Brownlow" <mike@wsmake.org>]

Package: tetex-base
Version: 1.0.2+20021025-3
Severity: normal

test.tex<<EOF
{\tt $\backslash$char`$\backslash\backslash$}: \char`\\

{\tt $\backslash$char92}: \char92

{\tt $\backslash$char"5C}: \char"5C

{\tt $\backslash$char'134}: \char'134

{\tt $\backslash$char``$\backslash$char``}: \char``\char``

{\tt $\backslash$char96$\backslash$char96}: \char96\char96

{\tt \$$\backslash$backslash\$}: $\backslash$

\bye
EOF

The references to ASCII '\' are rendered as '``' instead.
Did:
$ tex test
...
$ xdvi test.dvi

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux ns1 2.4.19-k7 #1 Sun Oct 6 20:29:56 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8

Versions of packages tetex-base depends on:
ii  dpkg                          1.10.9     Package maintenance system for Deb
ii  texinfo                       4.3-1      Documentation system for on-line i

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