Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:16:12 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On 15 Feb 2001, Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

> *Other* DOS-based compilers
> (Borland ones, e.g.), for which these sources should also be usable,
> do not grok LF-only line ends. They'll show all kinds of curious error
> messages, mainly regarding preprocessor line continuation by
> backslash-newlines.

Are you sure?  What version of Borland's compile shows this lossage?

IIRC, Borland has no problems with Unix-style text files.