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Re: assign sys:
« on: April 30, 2006, 12:02:53 AM »
It won't hurt.

Then again, it won't do anything useful, either.


Hint: SYS: is not in path, nor is SYS: used to search any system components such as libraries or devices.
 

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Re: assign sys:
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2006, 01:27:00 AM »
If it works it is not due to this SYS:-assign.

I repeat: SYS:-assign is not used to locate any system components or files.
 

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Re: assign sys:
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2006, 12:54:20 PM »
Hmm indeed, SYS:Storage/DOSDrivers/ is the only location that actually uses SYS:. I never actually realized this before...

Everything else uses the assigns, for example FONTS:, DEVS:, LOCALE:, KEYMAPS:, PRINTERS:, HELP:, LIBS:, L:, S: and C:

So basically what you need to do is:

Assign FONTS: Somewhere:else/my/Fonts ADD
Assign C: Somewhere:else/my/C ADD
Assign DEVS: Somewhere:else/my/Devs ADD
Assign LIBS: Somewhere:else/my/Libs ADD
Assign LOCALE: Somewhere:else/my/Locale ADD
Assign HELP: Somewhere:else/my/Locale/Help ADD
Assign L: Somewhere:else/my/L ADD
Assign KEYMAPS: Somewhere:else/my/Devs/Keymaps ADD
Assign PRINTERS: Somewhere:else/my/Devs/Printers ADD
Assign S: Somewhere:else/my/S ADD

*and*

If you want C:Mount to find Somewhere:else/my/Storage/DOSDrivers/ aswell, then:
Assign SYS: Somewhere:else/my/ ADD
 

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Re: assign sys:
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2006, 02:12:24 PM »
@Framiga

Actually it's second within couple of days. See KS 3.0 vs 3.1 thread.

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Re: assign sys:
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2006, 02:33:46 PM »
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