From 3295b59b9fa7a796752db271b80e3085f484add9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rrt <unknown>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:10:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [project @ 2000-07-25 18:10:38 by rrt] Pointed out that
 Windows users should read the GHC installation guide before trying to build
 anything.

---
 ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml
index d57f268e1d39..1d9b7e5ff5a4 100644
--- a/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml
+++ b/ghc/docs/users_guide/installing.sgml
@@ -682,8 +682,13 @@ The following environment variables must be set:
 <Entry>System</Entry>
 <Entry><Para>
 Add <Filename>C:/cygnus/cygwin-b20/H-i586-cygwin32/bin</Filename>.
-<Command>bash</Command> needs this, and when it is invoked from <Filename>/bin</Filename> it can't
-find it. <Filename>c:/bin</Filename> and <Filename>c:/usr/local/bin</Filename> should also be added.
+<Command>bash</Command> needs this, and when it is invoked from
+<Filename>/bin</Filename> it can't find it. <Filename>c:/bin</Filename> and
+<Filename>c:/usr/local/bin</Filename> should also be added. These should all
+come <Emphasis>before</Emphasis> the Windows system directories (e.g.
+<Filename>WINNT\system32</Filename>). You might want to set them in your
+<Filename>.bashrc</Filename> rather than in the system-wide
+<Constant>PATH</Constant>.
 </Para></Entry>
 </Row>
 
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