X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" To: References: <877i5wlwc3.fsf@mcbain.luannocracy.com> <20081219090531.GV14886@trikaliotis.net> Subject: RE: Rationale for line-ending recommendation? Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:29:11 -0600 Message-ID: <452D2288F0FE4F1898E686A227A022BD@DFW5RB41> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: 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 Note-from-DJ: This may be spam > From: Andrew DeFaria > > 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... Another one who believes what their calendar tells them? Then riddle me this Andrew: If this were in fact the 21st century (AKA "The Future"), why would we be be discussing software which is able to understand one text file format, but not a second ever-so-slightly different text file format? Now, if y'all shall excuse me, I have to go pick up my brand new nuclear turbine-powered flying car. -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- 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/