Date:	Tue, 17 Dec 2002 22:35:47 +0300
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	Dawe on Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:54:07 +0000)
Subject:	Re: proposed putpath.c patch
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> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:54:07 +0000
> From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> 
> Shouldn't it be @file{x:} rather than @var{x:}? x: isn't a variable for the
> function.

No, x: stands for some specific drive letter (which isn't known to the
author of the text).  So it's a meta-syntactic variable, and thus
needs a @var.

> I don't think you need @file{@var{x:}<whatever>}. I think
> @file{x:<whatever>} will do.

Actually, it should be @file{@var{x}:}, since the colon is not part of
the drive name.

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