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diff --git a/README.DOS.template b/README.DOS.template index 49fd0e7..6226f7b 100644 --- a/README.DOS.template +++ b/README.DOS.template @@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ Notes: When shell features like redirection or filename wildcards are involved, Make calls the shell. - This port supports both DOS shells (the stock COMMAND.COM and - its 4DOS/NDOS replacements), and Unix-style shells (tested with - the venerable Stewartson's `ms_sh' 2.3 and the recent DJGPP port - of `bash' by Daisuke Aoyama <jack@st.rim.or.jp>). + This port supports both DOS shells (the stock COMMAND.COM and its + 4DOS/NDOS replacements), and Unix-style shells (tested with the + venerable Stewartson's `ms_sh' 2.3 and the DJGPP port of `bash' by + Daisuke Aoyama <jack@st.rim.or.jp>). When the $SHELL variable points to a Unix-style shell, Make works just like you'd expect on Unix, calling the shell for any @@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ Notes: doesn't include characters illegal 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, since this is the first DJGPP port of Make that - supports long filenames, your input is most welcome. + expect; however, since support for long filenames in the DJGPP + port of GNU Make is relatively new, your input is most welcome. In any case, if you hit a situation where you must force Make to get the 8+3 DOS filenames in upper case, set FNCASE=y in the @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Notes: make implicit assumptions about the pathname syntax. In particular, the directories are assumed to be separated by `/', and any pathname which doesn't begin with a `/' is assumed to be - releative to the current directory. This port attempts to + relative to the current directory. This port attempts to support DOS-style pathnames which might include the drive letter and use backslashes instead of forward slashes. However, this support is not complete; I feel that pursuing this support too |