Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 17:20:33 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Christopher Croughton <crough45 AT amc DOT de>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Substituting \ for / in make
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On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Christopher Croughton wrote:

> > DJGPP.ENV arranges for forward slashes to be used because some 
> > ported programs (e.g. info.exe) don't like backslashes.
> 
> I knew I had seen it somewhere.  However, shouldn't it be stated in th
> FAQ or README.1ST if it's so important?

The variable itself should probably be mentioned, yes.  I'm just not sure 
where: originally, it was designed as an internal hook.  Its only use is 
to set up ported or portable programs.  Since we don't have any docs 
which explains how to port, I don't know where it should be mentioned.  
The FAQ is not a good place, since almost nobody asks about DJDIR.  
README.1ST is inappropriate IMHO, since it should be kept simple enough 
to get newbies off the ground.

It seems that a section in kb.inf, under "Hidden Features", is one place 
that's appropriate.  Now, if I only had additional 24 hours every day...

As for the fact that DJDIR converted to forward slashes, I'm not sure it
needs to be documented at all.  After all, if you understand the syntax of
DJGPP.ENV (described in kb.inf) and look inside it, you should see it
immediately ;-).