5.1-BETA2 pkg_info wierdness

Instead of simple text lines, pkg_info is returning what looks like
"escaped words" after clean install of 5.1-BETA2:

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Hermes-1.3.2        Fast\ pixel\ formats\ conversion\ libraryMesa-3.4.2_2
A\ graphics\ library\ similar\ to\ SGI\'s\ OpenGLORBit-0.5.17
High-performance\ CORBA\ ORB\ with\ support\ for\ the\ C\ l
ORBit2-2.6.1_1      High-performance\ CORBA\ ORB\ with\ support\ for\ the\
C\ l
XFree86-FontServer-4.3.0_1 XFree86-4\ font\
serverXFree86-NestServer-4.3.0_1 XFree86-4\ nested\ X\
serverXFree86-PrintServer-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ print\
serverXFree86-Server-4.3.0_8
XFree86-4\ X\ server\ and\ related\
programsXFree86-VirtualFramebufferServer-4.3.0_1 XFree86-4\ virtual\
framebuffer\ serverXFree86-clients-4.3.0_2 XFree86-4\ client\ programs\
and\ related\ filesXFree86-documents-4.3.0 XFree86-4\
documentationXFree86-font100dpi-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ bitmap\ 100\ dpi\
fontsXFree86-font75dpi-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ bitmap\ 75\ dpi\
fontsXFree86-fontCyrillic-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ Cyrillic\
fontsXFree86-fontDefaultBitmaps-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ default\ bitmap\
fontsXFree86-fontEncodings-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ font\ encoding\
filesXFree86-fontScalable-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ scalable\
fontsXFree86-libraries-4.3.0_4 XFree86-4\ libraries\ and\
headersXFree86-manuals-4.3.0 XFree86-4\ man\ pagesXft-2.1.2