$defaultrepo_base =~ s#/[^/]+/?$##;
$checked_out_tree = 0;
}
-elsif ($defaultrepo =~ /^(\.\.)?\//) {
+elsif ($defaultrepo =~ /^\/|\.\.\/|.:(\/|\\)/) {
# Local filesystem, either absolute or relative path
# (assumes a checked-out tree):
$defaultrepo_base = $defaultrepo;