windows: use 'str.replace()' instead of combination of split() and join() 'str.replace()' is twice (or more) as fast as combination of split() and join(). combination of split() and join() in current 'util.pconvert()' implementation comes only from historical reason when win32mbcs extension was introduced.

--- a/mercurial/windows.py
+++ b/mercurial/windows.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         msvcrt.setmode(fno(), os.O_BINARY)
 
 def pconvert(path):
-    return '/'.join(path.split(os.sep))
+    return path.replace(os.sep, '/')
 
 def localpath(path):
     return path.replace('/', '\\')