On Jan 8, 2008 5:59 AM, Jim Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/8/08, Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Antony, > > > > > In FreeDOS 1.1 (or whatever) once the directories are finalized, a > > > system variable can be declared in the OS (at the master environment > > > level) like in Windows NT/2000/XP called SYSTEMROOT. On my Windows > > > machine it's C:\WINDOWS. For FreeDOS it can be C:\FDOS. Then the other > > > > This is already the case. The installer puts a set ...=... in the > > config or autoexec which does indeed point to c:\fdos if you use > > the default install target directory :-). > > > > But once in the native environment, I don't know that we set a > variable to point to C:\FDOS. I know we have a PATH, HELPPATH, ... but > I don't think we have: > > SET DOS=C:\FDOS
Yes, it is called DOSDIR, and fdpkg cannot function without it. > > I'm trying to remember if MSDOS does this, but my MSDOS books are > packed away. I think it did set a "DOS" environment variable, probably > starting in MSDOS 5.0. > > > -jh > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
