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Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:15:41 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Eduardo M Kalinowski <ekalin AT iname DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Can DJGPP be installed in a read-only drive?
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On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Eduardo M Kalinowski wrote:

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

It's possible, but you need to point the TMPDIR environment variable to a 
directory on a writable drive.  By default, DJGPP.ENV sets TMPDIR to the 
`tmp' subdirectory of the main DJGPP installation directory.

Note that this is in the FAQ, right in section 1 which explains how to 
install DJGPP.

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