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Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2001 19:01:43 -0500
To:	Heribert Dahms <heribert_dahms AT icon-gmbh DOT de>,
	Jean Delvare <delvare AT ensicaen DOT ismra DOT fr>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From:	"Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject:	RE: file descriptors opened as text files
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Good point.  Thanks for the reminder.


At 06:52 PM 2/15/2001, Heribert Dahms wrote:
>Hi Larry,
>
>you forgot about another level of default:
>
>From:   Chris Faylor [cgf AT cygnus DOT com]
>Sent:   Friday, July 28, 2000 21:13
>To:     cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
>Subject:        [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: Cygwin DLL 1.1.3
>
>
>- binmode.o and textmode.o files are now available for linking with an
>   application to force an application to open files in binmode or
>   textmode by default.
>
>
>Bye, Heribert (heribert_dahms AT icon-gmbh DOT de)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry Hall (RFK Partners Inc) [SMTP:lhall AT rfk DOT com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 23:51
> > To:   Jean Delvare; cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > Subject:      Re: file descriptors opened as text files
> > 
> > This is the key phrase.  cygwin1.dll is always required.  If you use it,
> > it handles your program's interaction with the Windows' system.
> > Regardless
> > of whether there is an explicit mount point or not, Cygwin controls the
> > behavior.  For files, the default treatment is always text, unless a mount
> > or the program itself indicates otherwise.
> > 



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