Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/10/03/20:21:38
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) From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
) [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On Behalf Of Pierre Baillargeon
) Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:55 AM
) To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
) Subject: Bash and CR/LF line-endings
)
) I've been wondering during this whole event why one of the
) original proposal was not used?
)
) As far as I can see, the main problem with both latest bash
) revisions is that the solution to the cr/lf problem demands
) that users be either pro-active or gifted guessers. Both the
) d2u and the shopt solutions requires the user to understand
) that bash trashing about with incomprehensible errors is due
) to bad line endings. This is compounded by the fact that
) those scripts may be lying in the middle of custom toolchains
) developed internally and used by non-programming end-users.
) Also, due to the previous more forgiving behavior and the
) nature of working in a Windows environment, the creeping of
) cr/lf is inevitable for some users. Add to this that both
) current solutions requires the modification of the scripts,
) Isn't it expected that it raised many red flags? Not counting
) those who are not inclined to read announcement and
) development mailing list and just install product and have it
) work out-of-the-box... I can see future new users
) figuratively throwing back cygwin in the trash-bin because it
) can't even run a simple shell script correctly.
)
) So why was the solution of using the 1st line of the script
) (which, it was claimed, is read anyway for other purposes)
) and base the seeking behavior on the detection of cr/lf
) there, rejected?
While my personal instance of probrem have beel solved
by Eric, another probrem of cr/lf line ending script in binary mount,
is hopefully solved without editing the original scripts.
How about using BASH_ENV variable.
In the startup script defined by BASH_ENV variable,
you can put a line "shopt -s igncr".
I think people in trouble have no difficulty to set LF line ending
of startup script.
I'll try after installing 3.1-9.
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Kazuyuki Hagiwara
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