Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-apps-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:42:39 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: New versions of bzip2 and patch? Message-ID: <20001120204239.C12443@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com References: <20001121014021 DOT 4252 DOT qmail AT web123 DOT yahoomail DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: <20001121014021.4252.qmail@web123.yahoomail.com>; from earnie_boyd@yahoo.com on Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 05:40:21PM -0800 Btw, I should point out that credit for the idea of 'mixed' mode (aka auto mode) should go to DJ Delorie. cgf On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 05:40:21PM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote: >--- 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'. >> > >Patch is currently working correctly now, AFAICT. Are there any know reasons >to apply patches to patch? > >> 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 ???