path module doesn't let you parse Windows paths from Linux

[jamescostian]

If you run something from the path module like path.basename from a machine running Linux then Node won't understand the Windows-style paths (like C:\foo\bar.baz).

[tjfontaine]

Thanks, I need to cleanup and land #5661 for now there is also a transitional module that lets you do this, see https://npmjs.org/package/path-platform