# HG changeset patch
# User Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
# Date 2009-07-14 17:18:22
# Node ID 294c5e460b369a383fb85b4985b60b5d06b33853
# Parent  a87bc6e2a907e64db01beeea3f63a9984f7b92ee
# Parent  78e54b9f3a629ba3f5200f8e0bcd165b5398b094

Merge with stable

diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ def expandpats(pats):
     for p in pats:
         kind, name = _match._patsplit(p, None)
         if kind is None:
-            globbed = glob.glob(name)
+            try:
+                globbed = glob.glob(name)
+            except re.error:
+                globbed = [name]
             if globbed:
                 ret.extend(globbed)
                 continue