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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/separate_compilation.rst b/docs/users_guide/separate_compilation.rst index abcc2f3e31..123ea017fc 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/separate_compilation.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/separate_compilation.rst @@ -542,9 +542,17 @@ Redirecting temporary files .. index:: single: TMPDIR environment variable - Alternatively, use your :envvar:`TMPDIR` environment variable. Set it to the - name of the directory where temporary files should be put. GCC and other - programs will honour the :envvar:`TMPDIR` variable as well. + Alternatively, on unix, use your :envvar:`TMPDIR` environment variable. Set it to the + name of the directory where temporary files should be put. + + On Windows the environment variables :envvar:`TMP`, :envar:`TEMP`, + :envvar:`USERPROFILE` are consulted in that order in order to determine the + directory for temporary files. + + The cross-platform way to specify the temporary directory is to use the + command-line flag. + + .. _hi-options: |