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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:19:08 +0100
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Christopher Faylor schrieb:
> 
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:22:09AM +0100, Michael Ring wrote:
> >I only removed a stupid (imho) usage of environment-variables from patch
> >which caused it to convert textfiles in binmounts to cr/lf files.
> >automode.o sounds as if it were useable for patch but right now I think
> >it should be kept as it is because it has prooven to work 'as is'.
> >
> >Hmm... thinking about it agauin, what about this theory:
> >
> >If I understand automode correctly a file on a textmount would be
> >converted to a 'unix'-style file internally and if saved in binmode
> >there would be no more cr/lf in the file; theory right ???
> 
> Right.
> 
> cgf

So what is the use of automode? Wouldn't it break everything it touches
if the user works on textmounts?

Michael