Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:50:12 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Kurt Wall <kwall AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Environment Variables
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On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Kurt Wall wrote:

> >  set DJGPP=C:\DJGPP\DJGPP.ENV
> It _should_ say:
>   set DJGPP=C:/DJGPP/DJGPP.ENV...

No, it does NOT.  The DJGPP environment variable can be set using
either style of the slashes, and both should work.  If the backslash
variant doesn't work for you, your installation is somehow incorrect.
For example, if you messed up the DJGPP.ENV file by editing it, the
backslashes could stop working.  

IMHO, you should look for the reason why don't the backslashes work
for you, instead of ``fixing'' it with forward slashes, because the
problem which caused this in the first place is still there, and it
will bite you one day.

In any case, please do not advise others to take this path of
``fixing'' things.