To:	eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Subject:	Re: Info port to DJGPP
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu, jcrigler AT orl DOT mmc DOT com
From:	jcrigler AT orl DOT mmc DOT com
Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 1994 09:13:45 -0500
Sender:	jcrigler AT orl DOT mmc DOT com

>   The INFO program distributed with DJGPP 1.11 requires Unix-style text
> files (i.e. with LF's alone, without CR-LF pairs).  Don't you think this is
> WRONG?  It requires am innocent user to run dtou or some such every time
> he/she changes a bit of .inf file with DOS-based editor.  Wouldn't it be
> better, if it worked with BOTH Unix- and DOS-style text files?

Wouldn't it be even better if you used a dos editor that knows how to write
files without a CR before the LF?  Like Paul G. Fox's ``vile'', which runs
identically in Unix, Unix/X, DOS and VMS.  The only ``drawback'' is that it
requires you to use ``vi'' keystrokes, i. e., become efficient in your
editing habits.  Unfortunately, very few are willing to spend the time to
use an advanced tool like this; most just want to sit down and start doing
things with no learning curve.
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