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To: | Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: MAKE_MODE default to UNIX? |
In-Reply-To: | Your message of "Tue, 03 Aug 1999 16:28:21 EDT." |
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Date: | Tue, 03 Aug 1999 14:37:51 -0500 |
From: | Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU> |
Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com> writes: > Does anyone think that it would be a bad idea to make make make the > default "unix" mode rather than "msdos" mode? I am in the camp that believes the defaults to be reasonable for the specific system, and unix mode should be the default for Cygwin tools. It's otherwise known as the principle of least surprises. Regards, Mumit
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