On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 07:13:46PM -0400, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
> --- a/doc/platform.texi
> +++ b/doc/platform.texi
> @@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ you want to run @uref{fate.html, FATE}.
> To set up a proper MSVC environment in MSYS, you simply need to run
> @code{msys.bat} from the Visual Studio command prompt.
>
> -Caveat: Run @code{which link} to see which link you are using. If it is
> located
> -at @code{/bin/link.exe}, then you have the wrong link in your @code{PATH}.
> -Either move/remove that copy, or make sure MSVC's link.exe is higher up in
> your
> -@code{PATH} than coreutils'.
> -
> Place @code{c99wrap.exe}, @code{c99conv.exe}, and @code{yasm.exe} somewhere
> in your @code{PATH}.
>
> @@ -146,6 +141,12 @@ Notes:
>
> @itemize
>
> +@item It's possible that coreutils' @code{link.exe} conflicts with MSVC's
> linker.
"It is" - please avoid contractions in the documentation.
> +You can find out by running @code{which link} to see which @code{link.exe}
> you
> +are using. If it is located at @code{/bin/link.exe}, then you have the wrong
> one
> +in your @code{PATH}. Either move/remove that copy, or make sure MSVC's
> link.exe
> +is higher up in your @code{PATH} than coreutils'.
"higher up" sounds unnatural in this context, I think "comes before" or
"takes precedence" would be better.
Diego
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