Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:19:41 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Jeff Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
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Subject: Re: Using $(HOME) in makefile
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On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Jeff Williams wrote:

> Yes, if I set HOME='/dev/c' the makefiles behave as desired.
> 
> But I neglected to say that whatever value HOME has for `make',
> it should (ideally) be understood by any program that uses HOME to
> find its startup files (e.g., gnuplot, vim, elvis).

If these are DJGPP programs, recompile them with DJGPP v2.03, and
they will support /dev/c.  If they are not DJGPP programs, use
djgpp.env to set HOME as appropriate for DJGPP programs only.

FWIW, I don't even understand why did you choose to use HOME for this
purpose.  HOME is used in many programs in ingenious ways, so using it
for the root of some arbitrary directory tree is IMHO a time bomb that
will explode on you some day, when you expect it the least...