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- From: cmh@lls.se (Magnus Holmgren)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Want to boot FAAAST?
- Date: 14 Mar 1996 21:55:13
- Organization: Programmers' Point
- Message-ID: <4ik8ic$r65@fizban.solace.mh.se>
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- X-FTN-To: Gene Heskett
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- In a message of 12 Mar 96, Gene wrote to :
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- GH> I have to agree, programmers please note: Your use of the ENV:
- GH> variables has gotten out of hand. If you only need it once at
- GH> startup, put it in s: or even in PROGDIR:. I dare say thats the case
- GH> for 99% of whats in my ENV: right now. Some programs do search other
- GH> paths if its not in ENV:, IMO ALL should search ENV:, PROGDIR:, and
- GH> S: in that order for their configuration information.
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- Suggestion: Include the drawer specified in the env-var (!) ConfigPath to
- that. That way, a user can but config files where he likes. I know
- ConfigPath isn't common, but Visage uses it.. ;)
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- And try to avoid S:, even as an option, IMHO. ;)
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- Magnus Holmgren - Amiga programmer and enthusiast
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