Re: dual OS docs - with grace

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> 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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