regexp-quote bug with "\" characters?

[Joakim Hove]

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In GNU Emacs 20.7.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit)
 of Mon Jul 30 2001 on stripples.devel.redhat.com
configured using `configure  --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info 
--prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib --sharedstatedir=/var --with-gcc 
--with--pop --with-x-toolkit i386-redhat-linux-gnu'

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I think the (regexp-quote) function must have a bug (or I
misunderstand something):

(regexp-quote "\begin{document}")
  => "^Hegin{document}

Instead of : "\\\\begin{document}"


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