Re: dual OS docs - with grace

Subject: Re: dual OS docs - with grace
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: Kimberly McClintock <kimberly -dot- mcclintock -at- openlogic -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:44:23 -0800 (PST)

> We've got install procedures for a product that runs on Windows and
> on Linux. Radically different procedures are broken out in OS
> specific sections, but a good deal of the procedures overlap with
> the exception of the path. I'm looking for a graceful way to avoid
> this (exaggerated for effect):

Kimberly. We produce documents for software that can be for one or
more OS (Win2000, Win2003, Linux, HP-UX, Solaris)

We use a combination of things.

- We DO use BASEDIR when we can, for the path
- We use conditional settings for content and paths. We have to,
since some of our products run on all OSs, and some run on specific
OSs.
- We use UNIX as a default, though this is slowly changing to a Win
default.

I'd be happy to answer any other questions online or off.

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

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References:
dual OS docs - with grace: From: Kimberly McClintock

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