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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 19:24:58 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Similar Bash 3.1.18 CR/LF Problem
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On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 01:06:19PM -0400, Williams, Gerald S (Jerry) wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> The dilemma here is that I read other mailing lists besides
>> cygwin where people are trying to use Cygwin but are close
>> to giving up because it is so slow.  So, making bash faster
>> for people who are using it correctly is very desirable. 
>
>Which is why we need to get the patch in upstream. If you
>can't make it faster, you can at least make what you're
>comparing against slower. :-)
>
>Seriously, I'd have a hard time believing that supporting <CR><LF>
>endings would noticably impact performance if it were done as part of
>upstream BASH.

You haven't been paying attention, it seems.

We've already been over this ground.  The performance impact for turning
on bash's automatic CRLF handling is profound.  That's why we're here.

cgf

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