dual OS docs - with grace

["Kimberly McClintock" <kimberly -dot- mcclintock -at- openlogic -dot- com>]

Hi everyone!! I've got a question I'm thinkin' can't be new, yet...can't find any info: 

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): 

Edit the databaseContext.xml file located in the /opt/oleopenlogic-enterprise-4.2/storemanager/config directory on Linux and the c:\ole\openlogic-enterprise-4.2\storemanager\config directory on Windows as follows:

Alternatives thus far include 1) defining a convention like BASEDIR in the introductory material or 2) Picking one OS as standard, and doc the necessary changes that will need to be made for other OS users in the introductory material. Anybody know if there's a convetion already? Weigh in on the grace of the offered options, if you please...

Thanks,
Kimberly


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