<xsl:param name="chunker.output.media-type" select="''"/>
<xsl:param name="chunker.output.cdata-section-elements" select="''"/>
-<!-- Make sure base.dir has a trailing slash now -->
-<xsl:param name="chunk.base.dir">
+<!-- Make sure base.dir has a trailing slash. -->
+<!-- This is an internal-only variable. Customize $base.dir instead. -->
+<xsl:variable name="chunk.base.dir">
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="string-length($base.dir) = 0"></xsl:when>
<!-- make sure to add trailing slash if omitted by user -->
<xsl:value-of select="concat($base.dir, '/')"/>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
-</xsl:param>
+</xsl:variable>
<xsl:param name="saxon.character.representation" select="'entity;decimal'"/>