What is the correct format for the "directory" entry in an ocamlfind META file on Windows?

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Is it:

(1) mixed path?

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directory = "d:/a/camlp5/camlp5/local-install/lib/camlp5"

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or (2) Windows path?

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directory = "D:\a\camlp5\camlp5\_opam\lib\camlp5"

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??

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Both are likely to work, however you will need to escape the backslashes in the second one.

Incidentally, using absolute paths in directory strikes me as unusual; relative paths are generally advisable, I think (better relocatability, easier to generate, etc).

Cheers,
Nicolas

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Ah yes, I had forgotten about this. Thank you for reminding me!

Though, a friend did a grep of a large number of installed packages on WIndows, and it seems like none of them have absolute directory entries. It appears I was mistaken in my original assumption over a decade ago, that the directory entry was necessary: it seems only useful for navigation -within- the package directory.
ETA: just as you say, absolute entries seem inadvisable.