4 files changed, 39 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/config/ChangeLog b/src/config/ChangeLog
index a5d96cc6d5..fca25b50cb 100644
--- a/src/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Wed Feb 18 17:31:52 1998  Tom Yu  <tlyu@mit.edu>
+
+	* windows.in: Rewrite some of the directory syntax.
+
+	* pre.in: Rewrite some of the directory syntax.
+
+	* mac-pre.in: Rewrite some of the directory syntax.
+
 Fri Feb 13 22:16:51 1998  Theodore Y. Ts'o  <tytso@mit.edu>
 
 	* config.guess, config.sub: Applied lxs's changes to add support
diff --git a/src/config/mac-pre.in b/src/config/mac-pre.in
index 862092322f..5200ef0c6d 100644
--- a/src/config/mac-pre.in
+++ b/src/config/mac-pre.in
@@ -94,10 +94,17 @@ install-mac::
 check-mac::
 
 # Directory syntax:
-R=
-C=:
+#
+# begin absolute path
+ABS=
+# begin relative path
+REL=:
+# up-directory
+U=
+# path separator
 S=:
-U=:
+# this is magic... should only be used for preceding a program invocation
+C=:
 
 BUILDTOP = @BUILDTOP@
 srcdir = $(C)
diff --git a/src/config/pre.in b/src/config/pre.in
index 561b1def58..c8fca5b089 100644
--- a/src/config/pre.in
+++ b/src/config/pre.in
@@ -52,10 +52,17 @@ Makefiles-prerecurse::
 Makefiles-postrecurse::
 
 # Directory syntax:
-R=/
-C=./
+#
+# begin absolute path
+ABS=/
+# begin relative path
+REL=
+# up-directory
+U=..
+# path separator
 S=/
-U=../
+# this is magic... should only be used for preceding a program invocation
+C=./
 
 SUBDIRS = @subdirs@ $(LOCAL_SUBDIRS)
 srcdir = @srcdir@
diff --git a/src/config/windows.in b/src/config/windows.in
index cb3315b03d..4195a10bca 100644
--- a/src/config/windows.in
+++ b/src/config/windows.in
@@ -14,10 +14,17 @@ check-windows::
 all-windows:: Makefile
 
 # Directory syntax:
-R=\		# root
-C=.\		# current
-S=\		# seperator
-U=..\		# up one level
+#
+# begin absolute path
+ABS=\
+# begin relative path
+REL=
+# up-directory
+U=..
+# path separator
+S=\
+# this is magic... should only be used for preceding a program invocation
+C=.\
 
 srcdir = .
 SRCTOP = $(srcdir)\$(BUILDTOP)