X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BARRACUDA_BRBL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Andrew DeFaria Subject: Re: Rationale for line-ending recommendation? Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:55:16 -0700 Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: <877i5wlwc3.fsf@mcbain.luannocracy.com> <20081219090531.GV14886@trikaliotis.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) In-Reply-To: X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Mark J. Reed wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 4:42 AM, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: >> Me too, and like you and the OP report, it "just works" 99.44% of the >> time. Of course, since it's not the 21st century yet, many Unixoid >> programs are still unable to handle text files properly, hence the >> remaining 0.66%. > 100 - 99.44 = 0.66? You're right - it's clearly not the 21st century > yet, since you seem to be using one of the original > floating-point-bugged Pentium chips. ;-) Touche! Loved it! BTW, it's the 21st century over here. Please try to catch up... -- Andrew DeFaria Music, I suppose, will be the thing that sustains me when I'm too old for sex, and not quite ready to meet God. - Dolly Parton -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/