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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 14:01:15
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
From: Ralph Proctor <ralphgpr AT shadow DOT net>
Subject: Re: How to locate djgpp.env?
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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At 05:08 PM 8/30/98 +0300, you wrote:
>
>On Sat, 29 Aug 1998, Ralph Proctor wrote:
>
>> I changed:
>> 
>> +TMPDIR=%DJDIR%/tmp
>> 
>> to
>> 
>> +TMPDIR=D:/      	[D:/ is a ramdrive]
>
>You do NOT need to change DJGPP.ENV for this!  Just set TMPDIR on your
>AUTOEXEC.BAT, that's all.  That `+' sign tells the DJGPP startup code
>to not override a value of TMPDIR if it is already set.
>
>This is one more case that underlines the potential hazards in
>changing DJGPP.ENV: all those subtle characters are there for a
>reason, and many people don't realize what those reasons are, and what
>would break if the file is changed.
>
>DJGPP.ENV took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get right.  Don't
>change it if you are not 110% sure you must.  Trust me, it's not a
>good idea.

Okay, Eli, I understand. I'll reset it to the orginial. But this does mean
that I will have to have a TMP directory in my C:\DJGPP directory--right? I
removed that directory. There appear to be subtle reasons why I might
rarely need that. So I will put in C:\DJGPP\TMP.

Thanks for your response.

Ralph