* doc/autoconf.texi (File System Conventions): Mention that

$PATH_SEPARATOR is for the build system only.
Report by Keith Marshall.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c97ea01d88cd587fa084ed33e76f7d6edbe625d2..112119d0765a7047d024606c0cf691f9ed3ae7fe 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-01-23  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (File System Conventions): Mention that
+       $PATH_SEPARATOR is for the build system only.
+       Report by Keith Marshall.
+
 2007-01-19  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
        * doc/autoconf.texi (Setting Output Variables): Mention that

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index b56c2f915f47ca8ec4fc85ea73571b6554ada8c5..9d7291e3071c5656bfba5cd894b17306d46a452c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -11399,7 +11399,8 @@ first character (@pxref{Limitations of Builtins}).
 Also, because the colon is used as part of a drivespec, these systems don't
 use it as path separator.  When creating or accessing paths, you can use the
 @code{PATH_SEPARATOR} output variable instead.  @command{configure} sets this
-to the appropriate value (@samp{:} or @samp{;}) when it starts up.
+to the appropriate value for the build system (@samp{:} or @samp{;}) when it
+starts up.
 
 File names need extra care as well.  While @acronym{DOS} variants
 that are Posixy enough to run @command{autoconf} (such as @acronym{DJGPP})