From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: Can DJGPP be installed in a read-only drive?
Date:	9 Nov 2000 13:50:38 GMT
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Eduardo M Kalinowski <ekalin AT iname DOT com> wrote:

> read/write. Is it not possible to store DJGPP in a read-only drive?

It is. You just have to take care of the TMPDIR variable. By default,
it points into %DJDIR%/tmp (see djgpp.env). You should point it
elsewhere (c:\temp, %TEMP%, or whatever) by setting the environment
variable accordingly.

That should be it, already.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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