tested with 3.20120109.
— [[Jon]]
+
+> The attached patch should fix it:
+
+>> [[applied|done]] thanks --[[Joey]]
+
+ From 30512ac5f6a724bafb1095ab246e0648999f7b6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+ From: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
+ Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:02:11 +0100
+ Subject: [PATCH] backlink(.) should behave like backlink(<current page>)
+
+ Since commit c4d4cad3befbbd444d094cbeb0b6ebba3910a025, the single dot in
+ a pagespec can be used to mean the current page. While this worked
+ correctly in link() it didn't work in backlink(). Fix this by explicitly
+ checking the testpage in backlink against . and replacing it with the
+ current location if necessary.
+ ---
+ IkiWiki.pm | 10 ++++++++--
+ 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+ diff --git a/IkiWiki.pm b/IkiWiki.pm
+ index 08e242a..bc56501 100644
+ --- a/IkiWiki.pm
+ +++ b/IkiWiki.pm
+ @@ -2647,8 +2647,14 @@ sub match_link ($$;@) {
+ }
+
+ sub match_backlink ($$;@) {
+ - my $ret=match_link($_[1], $_[0], @_);
+ - $ret->influences($_[1] => $IkiWiki::DEPEND_LINKS);
+ + my $page=shift;
+ + my $testpage=shift;
+ + my %params=@_;
+ + if ($testpage eq '.') {
+ + $testpage = $params{'location'}
+ + }
+ + my $ret=match_link($testpage, $page, @_);
+ + $ret->influences($testpage => $IkiWiki::DEPEND_LINKS);
+ return $ret;
+ }
+
+ --
+ 1.7.8.rc2.253.gdbf3
+
+
+> (you need to re-make IkiWiki for it to work)