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diff --git a/README.DOS.template b/README.DOS.template index 6372437..1a7cb44 100644 --- a/README.DOS.template +++ b/README.DOS.template @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Builds with DJGPP v2 port of GNU C/C++ compiler and utilities. New (since 3.74) DOS-specific features: - 1. Supports long filenames when run from DOS box on Windows 95. + 1. Supports long filenames when run from DOS box on Windows 9x. 2. Supports both stock DOS COMMAND.COM and Unix-style shells (details in ``Notes'' below). @@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ To build: [Enter]. Otherwise, you need to supply the path to the source directory as an argument to the batch file, like this: - configure.bat c:/djgpp/gnu/make-%VERSION% + c:\djgpp\gnu\make-%VERSION%\configure.bat c:/djgpp/gnu/make-%VERSION% - Note the forward slashes: you MUST use them here. + Note the forward slashes in the source path argument: you MUST + use them here. 3. If configure.bat doesn't find a working Make, it will suggest to use the `dosbuild.bat' batch file to build Make. Either do as it @@ -228,9 +229,9 @@ Notes: 4. Letter-case in filenames. - If you run Make on Windows 95, you should be aware of the + If you run Make on Windows 9x, you should be aware of the letter-case issue. Make is internally case-sensitive, but all - file operations are case-insensitive on Windows 95, so + file operations are case-insensitive on Windows 9x, so e.g. files `FAQ', `faq' and `Faq' all refer to the same file, as far as Windows is concerned. The underlying DJGPP C library functions honor the letter-case of the filenames they get from @@ -240,8 +241,8 @@ Notes: converted to lower case are explained in the DJGPP libc docs, under the `_preserve_fncase' and `_lfn_gen_short_fname' functions, but as a thumb rule, any filename that is stored in - upper case in the directory, is a legal DOS 8+3 filename and - doesn't include characters illegal on MSDOS FAT filesystems, + upper case in the directory, is a valid DOS 8+3 filename and + doesn't include characters invalid on MSDOS FAT filesystems, will be automatically down-cased.) User reports that I have indicate that this default behavior is generally what you'd expect; however, your input is most welcome. |