Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 12:28:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Art S. Kagel" <kagel AT ns1 DOT bloomberg DOT com>
To: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: #include "..." versus <...>
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On Sat, 5 Jul 1997, Erik Max Francis wrote:

> Calvin French wrote:
> 
> > I have noticed that <...> allows for directories, whereas if I recall
> > "..."
> > doesn't pay attention to directories, or something like that.
> 

From K&R 2nd Ed., Section 4.11:

"File inclusion ... If the filename is quoted, searching for the file 
typically begins where the source program was found; if it is not found 
there, or if the name is enclosed in < and >, searching follows an 
implementation-defined rule to find the file."

'Nuff said?

Art S. Kagel, kagel AT bloomberg DOT com