Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 13:12:12 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Mariano Alvarez Fernandez wrote:

> > There is no need to prepare special CR/LF files for DJGPP, is there?
> 
> I think is the correct thing to do.
> 
> Most (if not all) DJGPP packages don't worry about the text file format,
> but most DOS/Windows programs (where DJGPP live) have problems.
> 
> Nevertheless I can upload again the package without CRLF if people want
> it, DJ?, Eli?

IMHO, the only file that might be a good idea to have in DOS CRLF
format is the DJGPP-specific README.  It is the only file that a naive
user should be able to read with the most basic (read: stock DOS)
tools, such as the TYPE command.

All the other files should IMHO retain their original end-of-line
(EOL) format.  Users which compile DJGPP in cross-compilation
environment on a Unix box will thank you for that, since Unix tools
are much less tolerant to DOS EOL format than DOS tools to the Unix
format.

FWIW, DJGPP has been, by and large, following the above policy for
several years now, with no problem reports whatsoever.