Mail Archives: cygwin/2007/06/22/14:08:41
Gary Johnson wrote:
> On 2007-06-22, Dave Korn wrote:
>> On 21 June 2007 21:47, Lee Rhodes wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I am struggling with the infamous unix/dos end-of-line '\r\n' vs '\n'
>>> incompatibilities. It seems that no matter what shell I use (bash, sh,
>>> Cygwin, rxvt, dos) that the gnu make utility throws errors when it sees the
>>> '\r' CR character.
>>>
>>> Do I have to convert ALL the downloaded files into the unix format
>>> (dos2unix)?
>> Nope, what you have to do is you have to /not/ use winzip to unpack the
>> archives. Use cygwin's command-line tar utility.
>
> I agree with the advice to use tar, but WinZip does have an option
> to fix this behavior. From the menu bar, select
>
> Options -> Configuration -> Miscellaneous
>
> Uncheck the "TAR file smart CR/LF conversion" box. (Odd use of
> "smart".) Click OK.
Cygwin's 'tar' enables other features you won't find in WinZip and often
need. You're better off using Cygwin's 'tar' for unpacking source tar
files.
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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