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> From: Eric Blake
[]
> 4. This version of bash has a cygwin-specific shell option, 
> named "igncr"
> to force bash to ignore \r, independently of cygwin's mount 
> style.  As of bash-3.2.3-5, it controls regular scripts, 
> command substitution, and sourced files.  I hope to convince 
> the upstream bash maintainer to accept this patch into the 
> future bash 4.0 even on Linux, rather than keeping it a 
> cygwin-specific patch, but only time will tell.

First the *government* sends *me* a check, now the first glimmer of hope
appears in solving the heretofore-assumed-NP-complete text file line ending
problem which has plauged computer science since prehistoric times.  Man I
love living in the future.  Thank you Eric for your doggedness in getting
this implemented and (hopefully) accepted.

Here's hoping this can default to "on" upstream.

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle


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