Windows paths use "\" as file path component separator,
e.g. c:\foo\project\src
MAC uses "/":
e.g. foo/project/src
(note that Windows uses "{drive}:\" for full paths e.g. "c:\" while MAC/Unix does not)
PATH environment variable:
Windows uses a semi-colon separator between each path entry, e.g.
path1;path2;path3...
MAC uses a colon separator between each path entry
e.g.
path1:path2:path3...