Re: Fwd: Re: [Mingw-users] Autoconf MSYS_PREFIX_HACK

[Keith MARSHALL]

>> The Windows operating system uses backslash as its native directory
>> separator.  When building native Windows applications (e.g. using
>> MinGW) it seems most useful to embed path information which is
>> compatible with the operating system.
>
> A popular misconception, among Windoze developers!

In fact the Windows operating system uses *both* slash *and* backslash
as *native* directory separators.  Always has -- so did MS-DOS, (from
v2.00 onwards).

It's only cmd.exe, (command.com), and some command line tools which
mishandle the slash, that lead to this misconception.

Regards,
Keith.