# HG changeset patch
# User Augie Fackler <durin42@gmail.com>
# Date 1282354674 18000
# Node ID 186f13b35d15dc61b80da4b7474c476cc1647740
# Parent  6be7c9ace365e5e8eda7668f3c708b3cc18d69b0# Parent  a8101fc49663bfd64d463e60db8f21548287f586
Merge backout of incorrect patch.

diff --git a/hgsubversion/svnmeta.py b/hgsubversion/svnmeta.py
--- a/hgsubversion/svnmeta.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/svnmeta.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class SVNMeta(object):
                                                  'usebranchnames', True)
 
         # FIXME: test that this hasn't changed! defer & compare?
-        self.subdir = subdir and '/'.join(p for p in subdir.split('/') if p) or ''
+        self.subdir = subdir
+        if self.subdir and self.subdir[0] == '/':
+            self.subdir = self.subdir[1:]
         self.branches = {}
         if os.path.exists(self.branch_info_file):
             f = open(self.branch_info_file)