> No, they should not! It is the user's responsibility to
> configure his own HOME environment; I would be *extremely*
> annoyed if any installer were to fiddle with such settings.
>
And I am "extremely annoyed" when I install software and it fails to
function due to some hidden settings that I s
> If I set variable HOME to %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% in XP's
> Environment Variables dialog, it works.
As expected; good.
> This and the TMP or TMPDIR variables should be set by the
> installer, not by the user.
No, they should not! It is the user's responsibility to
configure his own HOME env
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 2:06 PM, GnuWin32 wrote:
> This works only if you actually did set HOME to %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
> In other words you _must_ explicitly set HOME, and of course .units.dat
> must
> exist in that directory.
If I set variable HOME to %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% in XP's Environment
>> ~ stands for your HOME-directory, i.e. the directory to which the
>> environment variable HOME points.
>> See http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/install.html#Home_directory
>>
>
> On my machine, %HOMEPATH% resolves to C:\Documents and Settings\Owner ,
> but
> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.units
>
> ~ stands for your HOME-directory, i.e. the directory to which the
> environment variable HOME points.
> See http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/install.html#Home_directory
>
On my machine, %HOMEPATH% resolves to C:\Documents and Settings\Owner , but
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.units.dat is no
2008 8:21 nm
Aan:
Onderwerp: [GnuWin32-Users] Units custom file
> Units Version 1.87 - 25 Sep 2007 added this:
>
> * Units reads ~/.units.dat if it exists before reading the standard units
> database.
>
> Where do I create this file on a Windows system? C:\Documents and
> Se
Units Version 1.87 - 25 Sep 2007 added this:
* Units reads ~/.units.dat if it exists before reading the standard units
database.
Where do I create this file on a Windows system? C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\.units.dat does not work.
